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10-Sep-2010
Thailand joined India, Malaysia, Brazil and Argentina in adhering to the MAD system as a provisional participant.
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18-Aug-2010
OECD and UNITAR held Awareness-Raising Workshops on Nanotechnology/ Manufactured Nanomaterials for Developing and Transition Countries. These workshops were organised in conjunction with SAICM UN regional meetings during 2009-2010, under the auspices of the IOMC following a request for action regarding nanotechnologies and nanomaterials. The workshops informed on potential applications and risks from nanotechnologies and manufactured nanomaterials as well as looked for opportunities for awareness raising activities to be undertaken in those countries.
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PESTICIDES: Publication of the Report of the Seminar on Pesticide Risk Reduction through Better National Risk Management Strategies for Aerial Application
17-Jun-2010
This report presents the results of an OECD Seminar (San Francisco, US, February 2009) that reviewed the various issues associated with pesticide aerial application, such as risks and benefits, technical developments, and communication and information aspects. The Seminar recommended that the OECD promote information exchange on aerial application and develop a code of best/good practices for aerial application.
Main part of the report PDF
Annex 3: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4
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16-Jun-2010
This report presents the results of a 2008 survey on how OECD countries set Pesticide Maximum Residue Limits (MRLs). It includes:
• a summary of the issues raised in the countries’ responses;
• matrices based on the responses, which list the national authorities responsible for establishing MRLs and approving pesticide products, describe the types of MRLs established, and assess the impact on MRL harmonisation; and
• the individual responses from countries.
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10-May-2010
Please visit this new OECD website that offers access to a variety of information on pesticide spray drift posted by regulatory authorities of OECD member countries. You’ll find information on Government laws, policies and guidance, best management practices, application technologies, studies and validation test methods, and predictive models.
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07-May-2010
A guidance document for using the OECD (Q)SAR Application Toolbox to fill data gaps for acute aquatic toxicity is now available. The (Q)SAR Application Toolbox is a software application intended to be used by governments, industry and other stakeholders to fill gaps in (eco)toxicity data needed for assessing the hazards of chemicals. This new document specifically provides guidance on how to use the Toolbox to group chemicals to fill data gaps for acute aquatic toxicity of chemicals.
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07-Apr-2010
Approximately 1000 Chinese chemical names have been added to the eChemPortal index of chemical names allowing a search by chemical name in Chinese. eChemPortal - The Global Portal to Information on Chemical Substances, provides direct links to collections of information prepared for government chemical review programmes at national, regional, and international levels.
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29-Mar-2010
This document provides information on current/planned activities related to the safety of manufactured nanomaterials in OECD member and non-member countries that attended at the 6th meeting of OECD’s Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (Paris France, 28-30 October 2009). There are also written reports on relevant current activities in other International Organisations such as the ISO, the FAO and the WHO.
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29-Mar-2010
The United Kingdom Coordinated Chemicals Risk Management Programme Publications output has been added as a participant in eChemPortal, offering links to Risk Evaluation Reports containing full risk assessment for the environment, including human health hazard assessment, based on all available valid data. eChemPortal, the Global Portal to Information on Chemical Substances, provides direct links to collections of information prepared for government chemical review programmes at national, regional, and international levels.
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18-Mar-2010
The result of the GHS Classification by the Japanese government has been added as a participant in eChemPortal, offering links to results of the FY2005-2006 GHS classification of approximately 1,500 chemicals by the Japanese government. eChemPortal, the Global Portal to Information on Chemical Substances, provides direct links to collections of information prepared for government chemical review programmes at national, regional, and international levels.
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