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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.

OECD Health Policy Studies: Pharmaceutical Pricing Policies in a Global Market

18-Sep-2008

Pharmaceutical pricing policies are designed with national objectives in mind, but are the transnational implications always taken into account? This report assesses how pharmaceutical pricing and reimbursement policies have contributed to the achievement of certain health policy objectives.

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.

Proposal for revising GHS Chapter 3.4 with respect to strong versus weak sensitizers: Formal proposal and consequential changes to the GHS

18-Sep-2008

This document includes the proposal for revising GHS Chapter 3.4, and for consequential changes to the GHS. It is submitted to the Joint Meeting for declassification before its submission to the UN Sub-committee of Experts on the GHS as a formal proposal.

Training Material for the QSAR Application Toolbox

17-Sep-2008

Training material for gaining experience with the use of the OECD QSAR Application Toolbox is now available for download. Slide shows and videos are available which guide the user in a step-by-step manner through a number of representative workflows with the Toolbox. This material can be freely used for training purposes.

Guidance on Developing Safety Performance Indicators - for Public Authorities and Communities/Public - for Industry

09-Sep-2008

The Guidance on Developing Safety Performance Indicators for Public Authorities and Communities/Public  and Guidance on Developing Safety Performance Indicators for Industry  have been published.




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