News & Events

PESTICIDES: Guidance Document on Crop Field Trials

30-Sep-2011

Crop Field Trials (also referred to as supervised field trials) are conducted to determine the magnitude of the pesticide residue in or on raw agricultural commodities, including feed items, and should be designed to reflect pesticide use patterns that lead to the highest possible residues. While the OECD Guideline for the Testing of Chemicals on Crop Field Trial (TG 509, in September 2009) provides a harmonized approach to conducting and reporting crop field trials in OECD countries, this Guidance Document will help in planning the trials in OECD countries and in interpreting the results.

New Emission Scenario Document on the Chemical Industry

28-Sep-2011

This OECD Emission Scenario Document (ESD) is intended to provide information on the sources, use patterns and release pathways of chemicals used in the chemical industry to assist in the estimation of releases of chemicals to the environment.

Pathogenicity Factors in Assessing the Potential Adverse Health Effects of Micro-Organisms: Bacteria

22-Sep-2011

The Guidance Document on Pathogenicity Factors in Assessing the Potential Adverse Health Effects of Micro-organisms, number 52 in the Series on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology, is now available online. It addresses the concept of bacterial pathogenicity in the context of risk/safety assessment of deliberate release of ‘genetically engineered’ micro-organisms intended for commercial environmental applications.

Outcome of the OECD workshop on metals specificities in environmental risk assessment

20-Sep-2011

On 7-8 September 2011, the OECD organized a workshop in Paris on metals specificities in environmental risk assessment. Concepts of bioavailability, effects assessments, fate and bioaccumulation specific to metals were presented with illustrative examples. Participants generally agreed with proposed concepts and formulated recommendations for further work. A report will be available in a few weeks.

Report on Resource Productivity in the G8 and the OECD

13-Sep-2011

This report on “Resource Productivity in the G8 and the OECD” responds to a request by G8 Environment Ministers at their meeting in Kobe in May 2008 and presents an interim evaluation of progress in the last three years. It was published in May 2011.

Environmental Taxation

12-Sep-2011

The OECD recently issued the book Taxation, Innovation and the Environment. This brief presents a guide for policy makers to environmental taxation that was included in that book.

Taxation, Innovation and the Environment

12-Sep-2011

The OECD recently analysed the impacts of environmentally related taxes and similar instruments on innovation activity in firms and households. The key findings from this analysis are presented in this brief.

High North/Barents Area Case Study

08-Sep-2011

The High North/Barents Area workshop explored the future opportunities and challenges facing the development of strategic transport infrastructures in the northerly regions of Finland and Sweden and some of the other countries in this area. 

Inland Hubs - Austria Switzerland Case Study

08-Sep-2011

The OECD’s Strategic Transport Infrastructure Needs to 2030/2050 Project explores the future opportunities and challenges facing some key gateway areas and inland hubs.  Included in the project was a case study on Austria / Switzerland .

Regional Meeting on Progress in Achieving the Objectives of the Environment Strategy for countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (EECCA), 18-19 May 2006, Kiev

from 18-May-2006 to 19-May-2006

Representatives from EECCA Environment Ministries, donor countries, international and non-governmental organisations met in Kiev, Ukraine on 18-19 May to discuss progress in achieving the objectives of the Environment Strategy for EECCA countries.

Third Joint Meeting of the EAP Task Force and the Project Preparation Committee, November 2005, Yerevan (Armenia)

from 16-Nov-2005 to 17-Nov-2005

The Task Force for the Implementation of the Environmental Action Programme for Central and Eastern Europe (EAP Task Force) and the Project Preparation Committee (PPC) met in Yerevan (Armenia) on 16-17 November 2005.

Experts' Meeting on Global Infrastructure Needs: Prospects and Implications for Public and Private Actors

The one-day Experts’ Meeting on future Global Infrastructure Needs took place at OECD Headquarters on 1st October 2004.  It was organised by the OECD’s International Futures Programme (IFP), and brought together 45 high-level government officials and business executives involved in various infrastructure-related activities. 

First meeting of the Steering Group on Global Infrastructure Needs: Prospects and Implications for Public and Private Actors

on 03-Jun-2005

The first meeting of the Steering Group on Future Global Infrastructure Needs took place at OECD Headquarters on 3rd June 2005.  It was organised by the OECD’s International Futures Programme (IFP), and brought together 25 high-level government officials and business executives involved in various infrastructure-related activities.
For more information please contact Mr. Pierre-Alain Schieb at pierre-alain.schieb@oecd.org

Joint Meeting of the EU Water Initiative’s EECCA Working Group and the EAP Task Force Environmental Finance and Water Networks, Chisinau, Moldova, 29 March to 1 April 2005

from 29-Mar-2005 to 01-Apr-2005

Joint Meeting of the EU Water Initiative’s EECCA Working Group and the EAP Task Force Environmental Finance and Water Networks, Chisinau, Moldova, 29 March to 1 April 2005 

Conference of Environment Ministers from countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia and their Partners, Tbilisi, October 2004

from 21-Oct-2004 to 22-Oct-2004

the Conference of EECCA Environment Ministers and their Partners took place in Tbilisi (Georgia). It was organised by the Georgian Ministry of Environment in co-operation with the EAP Task Force Secretariat at OECD. More than 150 representatives from all stakeholders attended the Conference. For more information, please visit our page about the Conference .