The ECHA should continue operating the EUON and transform it into an observatory for specific chemicals and groups of chemicals with the potential to contribute to emerging chemical risks (the observatory), which should cover also other chemicals and innovative (rationally designed complex advanced) materials selected by the Commission, using, as appropriate, signals from the early warning and action system. One of the criteria for selecting chemicals for the observatory should be their novelty and disruptive potential that could contribute to an emerging chemical risk. Another criterion for selection should be any higher degree of uncertainty surrounding the chemicals and, due to less regulatory experience regarding them, the resulting need for additional scrutiny and transparency. The observatory should facilitate regulatory implementation and responsible use of such chemicals by collecting, generating and disseminating reliable information on the properties, uses and market presence of selected chemicals to the public.
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