PARC - Positioning of Norwegian interests and networking opportunties for upcoming Horizon Europe calls

PARC is a large international partnership with more than 200 institutes/universities participating from almost all European countries. The mission of PARC is to develop improved methods and knowledge to better protect humans and the environment from possible hazardous effects of chemicals. A close link to regulatory authorities is assured since international organisation like ECHA, EFSA and EEA and national organisations are involved in the prioritision and evaluation of projects. The Norway PARC hub has 8 participating organisations and has twice a year a meeting where progress in the projects is discussed and new projects are being proposed. Norwegian stakeholders like Miljødirektoratet and Mattilsynet are invited to the PARC hub meetings. NIPH is grant signatory for Norway and responsible for all financial reporting from all Norwegian partners. Some funding is requested to cover expenses related to this role that is not covered by PARC. There are a number of international PARC meetings in the WPs and in the projects wher exchange of data and viewpoints is possible. The requested funding will cover expenses to organise and participate in national and international PARC meetings in order to promote national and international collaboration, to showcase Norwegian partners and their capabilities and to promote topics that are especially relevant for Norway. Some funding is also reserved to promote that Norwegian stakeholders are included more in PARC activities