Published OECD SIDS initial assessments of HPV chemicals

Publications

In the 1990 Council Act, it was decided that Member countries shall make information obtained from the co-operative investigation of existing chemicals in OECD publicly available via UNEP Chemicals, while respecting legitimate claims for protection of confidential data. UNEP Chemicals has agreed that it will not only work as an archive for the data collected or generated in the OECD Programme, but also disseminate data through its databases. Therefore, SIDS Initial Assessment Reports and all information summarised in the SIDS Dossiers are transmitted to UNEP Chemicals once agreement on the initial assessment has been reached. Responding to the request made by UNCED in Agenda 21, Chapter 19 to expand and accelerate the international assessment of chemical risks, UNEP Chemicals issues a series of documents including the OECD initial assessments of HPV chemicals, both on CD-ROM and on the Internet ( UNEP SIDS document).

For substances which are being assessed both in the context of the OECD HPV Chemicals Programme and the Existing Substances Regulation of the European Union (Regulation (EC) 793/93), the assessment is being published by the European Commission. They are therefore not included in the publications by UNEP Chemicals. Finalised reports by the European Commission can be downloaded from the internet site of the European Chemicals Bureau ( EU ESR Results: http://ecb.jrc.it/ESIS). It should be noted that, while the hazard assessments have been endorsed by all OECD Member countries, the risk characterisation part of these assessments is specific to the European Union.

For Initial Assessment Reports for which the SIDS Dossier is elaborated with the IUCLID Database software, the database export files are publicly available.

Final Drafts of SIDS Documents

Below, final drafts of SIDS initial assessments can be found for some substances. These drafts are currently being processed by UNEP chemicals for their official publication. Once they are published by UNEP Chemicals, they will be found on the internet site of UNEP Chemicals and will also be available in hard copy as described above. The draft reports will then be removed from the present site.