The 18th Addendum to the OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals was adopted in January 2007:

05-févr.-2007

Section 2: Effects on Biotic Systems
224  Determination of the Inhibition of the Activity of Anaerobic Bacteria – Reduction of Gas Production from anaerobically digesting (sewage) sludge

 Section 5: Other Test Guidelines Part A: Pesticide Residue Chemistry 
 Introduction to Section 5
 501  Metabolism in Crops
 502  Metabolism in Rotational Crops
 503  Metabolism in Livestock
 504  Residues in Rotational Crops (Limited Field Studies)
 505  Residues in Livestock

Les Lignes directrices de l’OCDE pour les essais de produits chimiques désormais disponibles gratuitement

31-janv.-2007

Toutes les Lignes directrices de l’OCDE pour les essais de produits chimiques sont désormais disponibles gratuitement et accessibles sur SourceOCDE et la Librairie en ligne de l'OCDE.

Renewable Energy and Environmental Taxes

20-déc.-2006

The high price of some new non-polluting energy technologies makes it hard for them to compete with traditional energy sources. To curb industrial pollution, many OECD countries have introduced pollution taxes. (Video also available in Spanish).
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A new landscape of water and sanitation operators in developing countries

01-déc.-2006

This informative press note summarises the key policy conclusions of the OECD Global Forum on Sustainable Development / World Bank “Public-Private Partnership in Water Supply and Sanitation - Recent Trends and New Opportunities” Paris, 29-30 November 2006. Visit the event's web page for more information .

Wengen 2006 Workshop - Adaptation to the impacts of climate change in the European Alps

01-déc.-2006

A workshop on adaptation to the impacts of climate change in the European Alps was co-organized by the OECD, the University of Fribourg, and the EU- Ensembles project and took place in Wengen, Switzerland on October 4-6, 2006. About fifty experts and representatives from governments, NGOs, and the private sector participated to this event. Adaptation within the sectors of winter tourism, agriculture and ecosystems, natural hazards management, and water resource management were addressed during the workshop. 

Current Developments/ Activities on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials: Tour de Table at the 1st Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials, London, United Kingdom, 26-27 October 2006

29-nov.-2006

This document provides information on current or planned activities related to the safety of manufactured nanomaterials in OECD member countries.  This information was provided as written reports by delegations who participated in the 1st Meeting of OECD's Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (WPMN).  There are also written reports on relevant current activities in other International Organisations such as the UNESCO and the ISO. Additional information on the programme of work of the WPMN can be found in here  .

L’impact environnemental des transports : Comment le découpler de la croissance économique

22-nov.-2006

La croissance économique nécessite des réseaux de transport efficaces, et les transports continuent d’avoir des effets néfastes sur l’environnement, la santé et l’économie. L’impact négatif des transports sur l’environnement est-il une conséquence inéluctable de la croissance économique ? (à paraître en français prochainement)

Revised 2006: OECD Guidance for the Designation of a Unique Identifier for Transgenic Plants

08-nov.-2006

With the recent increases of crop plant products in commecial use having one or more traits obtained through the use of recombinant DNA techniques and stacked by conventional crosses, the OECD Guidance for the Designation of a Unique Identifier for Transgenic Plants has
been revised in order to clarify the way to designate a Unique Identifier for such products.

Beyond the Blue Book: Workshop on Framework for Risk/ Safety Assessment for Transgenic Plants

06-nov.-2006

The OECD workshop to discuss the framework for risk assessment of transgenic plants and OECD's role was held on 29 September 2006 in conjunction with the 9th International Symposium on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms (ISBGMO).

Benefits from the liberalisation of environmental goods and services, Case study: Israel

23-oct.-2006

OECD Trade and Environment Working Paper No. 2004-06.  This study examines the growing market for environmental goods and services in Israel.

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