The European Partnership for the Assessment of Risks from Chemicals: PARC aims to advance research, share knowledge and improve skills in chemical risk assessment. By doing so, it will help support the European Union's Chemicals Strategy for Sustainability, paving the way for the zero pollution ambition announced in the European Green Deal.

The French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) coordinates PARC. The partnership involves 200 partners in 28 countries and will run for seven years until 2029.

PARC builds on previous work, in particular the actions undertaken as part of the European Joint Programme HBM4EU and work from different European projects and programmes, such as EuroMix.

Role of RIVM

Work Package 6 (WP6): Innovation in regulatory risk assessment will contribute to the development of regulatory workable and effective Risk Assessment methods for human health and the environment and facilitate the development of innovative and practical approaches for exposure and risk assessment to prioritised chemicals. WP6 is co-led by the Swedish Chemical Agency (KEMI) and RIVM.  

Funding

PARC has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No 101057014.