The Working Party then entrusted the work on this priority to a Group of Experts that was formally established in 2011 with a mandate “to develop guidance and best practice for an improved management of hazards that have the potential to affect the quality of products and services, and/or cause harm or damage to people, the environment, property and immaterial assets”.
The Group of Experts on Risk Management in Regulatory Systems (UNECE GRM) is a unique, high-level and international partnership in the field of risk management.
The group is quite diverse. Experts participate from 13 countries - from Canada to New Zealand. They bring perspectives from authorities, standards-setting organizations, conformity assessment bodies, universities and research institutions as well as business companies.
The Group is chaired by Mr. Stephen Naundorf (Germany) with Mr. Donald Macrae (U.K.) and Mr. Valentin Nikonov (Russian Federation/Israel) as its coordinators.
Bi-monthly webinars and electronic data exchanges are the major forms of communication among GRM members. Reports/recording of the webinars are made available to the Group two weeks after the meeting.
How to get involved
The work of the Group is open to representatives of all United Nations Member States. Experts from international organizations, representatives of the private sector and non-governmental organizations can participate as observers. If you would like to participate, please contact the Secretariat.
Meetings and workshops
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Risk Management in Regulatory Frameworks: Toward the Better management of Risks, 9 June 2022, Virtual meeting
- Joint MARS and GRM Groups meeting, 11 - 12 June 2020, Virtual meeting
- ICES/UNECE Working meeting on management tools and standards in support of Sustainable Development Goal 14 ''Life below water'' (9 - 11 October 2018), Reykjavik, Iceland
- Capacity Building Workshops (risk management) to strengthen the national capacity of trade-support institutions of Kyrgyzstan (21 May - 1 June 2018), Kyrgyzstan
- GRM Group meeting (20 - 22 February 2017), Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (HZG), Germany – Centre for Materials and Coastal Research
- Workshop on Traceability: a tool for managing risks (31 October - 1 November 2011)
- Conference on Risk Assessment and Management (24 - 25 November 2009)
Reports of the GRM