ICGB Newsletter No. 19 Published

19-mai-2008

A new issue of the OECD Biotechnology Update has been published. This newsletter provides up-to-date information on the diverse activities at OECD related to biotechnology.

ICGB Newsletter No. 19

19-mai-2008

A new issue of the OECD Biotechnology Update has been published. This newsletter provides up-to-date information on the diverse activities at OECD related to biotechnology.

Business and Environment

13-mai-2008

Government ministers from around the world met at OECD headquarters in Paris to talk about crunch issues for the environment. One of the most important: getting business more involved in greening the economy.

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All countries must act on climate change

13-mai-2008

Slowing down the consequences of climate change is not only possible but also economically feasible. Taking actions now and doing so together would be cheaper for all economies, less than 0.1% of GDP per year from now until 2050. (Video clip in Spanish).
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Current Developments/ Activities in Manufactured Nanomaterials, Paris, France, 28-30 November 2007

18-avr.-2008

This document provides information on current/planned activities related to the safety of manufactured nanomaterials in OECD member and non-member countries.  Information was provided by delegations who participated in the 3rd Meeting of OECD's Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials.  There are also reports on relevant current activities in some International Organisations.

Report of Survey on the Use of Safety Documents in the Control of Major Accident Hazards

10-mars-2008

The Report of Survey on the Use of Safety Documents in the Control of Major Accident Hazards has been published.

Report of Survey on the Use of Safety Documents in the Control of Major Accident Hazards

10-mars-2008

Le document <<Report of Survey on the Use of Safety Documents in the Control of Major Accident Hazards>> est publié.

Nanotechnologies at the OECD

26-févr.-2008

The OECD has prepared an overview of its work on nanotechnologies for Forum VI of the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety (IFCS).  This event will be held in Dakar, Senegal, 15-19 September 2008.   The document, "Nanotechnologies at the OECD", is available in EnglishFrench  and Russian.

International Symposium on the Risk Assessment of Manufactured Nanomaterials

22-févr.-2008

The OECD will take part in an thhis symposium which will be held on 23 April 2007 in Tokyo, Japan. A two-day OECD WPMN meeting - OECD Workshop on the Sponsorship Programme for the Testing of Manufactured Nanomaterials - will follow this event to discuss the sponsorship programme for the testing of manufactured nanomaterials.

Manufactured Nanomaterials: Programme of Work 2006-2008

19-févr.-2008

This Programme of Work on Manufactured Nanomaterials 2006-2008 was agreed in September 2006 September by OECD’s Chemicals Committee. To implement this work the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN) was established. The Terms of Reference for the WPMN are found in Annex II.