Report of the Workshop on Safety in Marshalling Yards

12-Jan-2009

The Report of the Workshop on Safety in Marshalling Yards has been published.

Publication of the Working Document on the Evaluation of Microbials for Pest Control

12-Jan-2009

This document provides guidance to government and industry risk assessors, and scientists involved in the registration and regulation of microbial pest control and their active ingredients.

Current Developments/Activities on the Safety of Manufactured Nanomaterials/Nanotechnologies

11-Dec-2008

This document is a compilation of responses given during the Tour de Table by delegations that attended the 4th Meeting of the Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials held at OECD Headquarters in Paris, France on 11-13 June 2008. 

New Publication from the Series on Biocides No. 1

19-Nov-2008

The OECD has published a new guidance document which focuses on microbiological efficacy testing.  It covers efficacy testing of articles treated with antimicrobials in the manufacturing process with the intention of the achieving an external effect. Also included are articles which have been in some way modified during service so as to exert an antimicrobial effect.

Nouvelles Lignes Directrices pour les Essais

23-Oct-2008

Les Nouvelles Lignes Directrices pour les Essais ont été adoptées le 3 Octobre 2008 et sont disponibles sur SourceOECD.

Section 2: Effets sur les systèmes biologiques
LD 226  
LD 228   

Section 3: Dégradation et accumulation
LD 314   
LD 315  
LD 316

Section 5: Autres Lignes directrices
LD 508

LD mises à jour pour les essais:
Section 2: Effets sur les systèmes biologiques
LD 211  

Section 4: Effets sur la santé
LD 407  

LD corrigée pour les essais:
Section 4: Effets sur la santé
LD 425  

Malaysia becomes a Provisional Adherent to the MAD Council Decisions

02-Oct-2008

Malaysia joined India, Singapore, Brazil and Argentina in adhering to the MAD system of a provisional participant.

Draft Report to the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the GHS: Terrestrial Environmental Hazards Annex

18-Sep-2008

The following document is a summary of the existing classification systems for terrestrial hazards. It contains information from the Andean Community, Argentina, Basel Convention, Canada, European Union, New Zealand, Mexico and the U.S.A.

Draft Progress Report to the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the GHS: Terrestrial Environmental Hazards

18-Sep-2008

The following document is the Draft Progress Report to the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the GHS: Terrestrial Environmental Hazards and will focus on hazard based classification.  There is other information on classification and labelling in the Annex for some countries on specific taxonomic groups (e.g.: arthropods, micro-organisms or plants), but as it is not clear that it is hazard based.

Proposal for Precautionary Statement, Codes for Ozone Depleting Chemicals and Consequential Amendments

18-Sep-2008

This document presents a proposal for a precautionary statement for ozone depleting chemicals, and for codes for the hazard and precautionary statements, as well as for consequential amendments. The proposal for classification and labeling of ozone depleting chemicals was sent to the UN Sub-Committee secretariat for submission to the July 2008 Sub-Committee meeting.

Proposal for revising GHS Chapter 3.4 with respect to strong versus weak sensitizers: Explanatory notes and revised chapter with visible changes

18-Sep-2008

This document includes explanatory notes to the proposal for revising GHS Chapter 3.4, and the proposed revised Chapter 3.4 with visible changes (Annex). It is submitted to the joint meeting for declassification before its submission to the UN Sub-Committee of Experts on the GHS as an information document.