Just Published - OECD Environmental Outlook for the Chemicals Industry

30-juil.-2001

Lack of information on the safety of chemicals on the market as well as the amount of hazardous substances being released to the environment during use and disposal of chemical products will pose a major challenge to policy makers over the next two decades. These are key conclusions of this report.

The EST Guidelines as endorsed by OECD Ministers in May 2001.

06-juil.-2001

The Guidelines were elaborated to assist governments in the development and implementation of strategies towards EST. The Guidelines, together with the synthesis report and best practices, were presented at the Vienna Conference in October 2000 and endorsed by OECD Environment Ministers in May 2001.

Perspectives de l'environnement de l'OCDE

Les pays de l'OCDE font le bilan de leurs ressources naturelles et des dommages qui sont infligés à l'environnement. Ces Perspectives de l'environnement de l'OCDE présentent des projections relatives aux pressions environnementales et aux modifications de l'état de l'environnement d'ici 2020.

Les Ministres de l'environnement des pays de l'OCDE adoptent une Stratégie de l'environnement pour la prochaine décennie, Paris, le 16 mai 2001

Les Ministres de l'environnement des 30 pays Membres de l'OCDE ont adopté la Stratégie de l'environnement de l'OCDE pour les dix premières années du XXIème siècle.

OECD Reaches Agreement to Abolish Unnecessary Animal Testing: Old press release

29-nov.-2000

The increased awareness of our responsibility to protect animals resulted in an effort to replace Guideline 401 with animal friendly alternatives.This article, though somewhat outdated, serves as a reminder of the long path 401 followed before being successfully phased out and replaced.