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23-Jun-2011
This Addendum has been developed as a supplement to the second edition of the OECD Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness and Response, published in 2003.
The Addendum takes into account the results of five workshops that were held under the auspices of the OECD Working Group on Chemical Accidents during the period from 2003 – 2007.
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15-Jun-2011
The OECD’s draft Recommendation offers principles to help design sustainability assessment methodologies of bio-based products and intermediates. This Recommendation is targeted at those involved with innovation in the bio-based industries, and particularly at those involved in evaluating the impact of bio-based products in terms of their environmental, economic and social sustainability. Public comments are invited before 29 July 2011.
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26-May-2011
This document provides a snapshot of information on current/planned activities related to the safety of manufactured nanomaterials in OECD member countries and other delegations that attended the 8th meeting of OECD’s Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials (Paris France, 16-18 March 2011). There are also written reports on current activities from other International Organisations such as the ISO, the FAO and the WHO.
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20-May-2011
A joint review is an evaluation of a pesticide dossier through work-sharing among countries. The participating regulatory authorities review the work of the primary reviewers for each particular science discipline, and the end product is used by all participating countries as the basis for regulatory decisions. This guidance document was prepared to support joint reviews to maximize opportunities of work-sharing. This guidance document includes two main phases of a joint review, planning and implementation phases, to help industries and regulatory authorities conduct the joint review process.
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18-May-2011
Spending on long-term care in OECD countries is set to double, even triple, by 2050, driven by ageing populations.
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18-May-2011
A first batch of training material for version 2 of the Toolbox is now available. The QSAR Toolbox is a software application intended to be used by governments, industry and other stakeholders to fill gaps in (eco)toxicity data needed for assessing the hazards of chemicals. This first batch of training material is focused on familiarizing beginners with the workflow of the Toolbox, by guiding them in a step-by-step manner through a number of examples.
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05-May-2011
Brazil has become the fourth key emerging economy to join the OECD system for the Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD) in the Assessment of Chemicals, ensuring that the results of non-clinical chemical safety testing done there will be accepted in all other participating countries.
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03-May-2011
A guidance document for importing databases into the OECD QSAR Toolbox is now available. The QSAR Toolbox is a software application intended to be used by governments, industry and other stakeholders to fill gaps in (eco)toxicity data needed for assessing the hazards of chemicals. This new document specifically provides guidance on how users can import their own proprietary experimental data into the Toolbox and use them to fill data gaps by read-across or trend analysis.
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29-Apr-2011
The OECD Harmonised Templates (OHT) are standard data formats for reporting studies done on chemicals to determine their properties or effects on human health and the environment. Minor updates were recently made to 37 OHTs, based on the experience and suggestions for improvement from users implementing them in databases such as IUCLID 5.3 (managed by the European Chemical Agency).
Details of additions brought or changes made in February 2011 in these templates and associated XML files are accessible on the OHTs Webpage, “Update Overview ” link.
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