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SCOPING STUDY ON THE INCLUSION OF RELEASES AND TRANSFERS FROM SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISES (SMEs) - ENV/JM/MONO(2008)5

13-May-2008

This study provides an insight on whether a systematic inclusion of releases and transfers from small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)  in national PRTRs would improve the current knowledge of industrial pollution as a whole. The study concludes that in order to be able to cover the remaining releases and transfers from SMEs, diffuse sources should be included in PRTRs.

Multilateral Symposium between Monitoring Authorities, Regulatory Authorities and Test Facilities on the Implementation of GLP, held on 10 and 11 April 2008 in Frascati, Italy

07-May-2008

Presentations
Symposium Programme and presentations from the OECD Industry Event, ‘Multilateral symposium between Monitoring Authorities, Regulatory Authorities and Test Facilities on the Implementation of the OECD Principles of GLP’ held on 10 and 11 April 2008 in Frascati, Italy.

Council adopts Resolution on the Implementation of the SAICM

02-May-2008

A Resolution on the Implementation of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) was adopted by Council on 28 March 2008 and welcomed by Environment Ministers of OECD countries and major non-member economies at their meeting at OECD on the 28-29 April 2008.

Revision of OECD Monograph Guidance Document (Rev 3)

29-Apr-2008

Section 4.1.1 of the OECD Monograph Guidance Document has been revised to include text which specifies that Regulatory Authorities should not use the contents of a Monograph from another country as a basis for their regulatory decisions unless the data package upon which a particular Monograph was based has been provided to the Authority, or the owner of the data has granted permission for use of the summary evaluation in a Monograph in lieu of the data.

Meeting of the Environment Policy Committee at Ministerial Level "Environment and Global Competitiveness"

29-Apr-2008

Ministers discussed environmental priorities and the challenges and opportunities created by the current economic situation and policies, including on biodiversity and climate change.

Business perceptions of non-tariff barriers (NTBs) facing trade in selected environmental goods and associated services Part I: Survey results

28-Apr-2008

OECD Trade and Environment Working Paper 2007-02 Part I&II. This report documents the incidence, and impact of, non-tariff measures that are perceived to act as barriers to trade in seven sectors of environmental goods and associated services.

Current Developments/ Activities in Manufactured Nanomaterials, Paris, France, 28-30 November 2007

18-Apr-2008

This document provides information on current/planned activities related to the safety of manufactured nanomaterials in OECD member and non-member countries.  Information was provided by delegations who participated in the 3rd Meeting of OECD's Working Party on Manufactured Nanomaterials.  There are also reports on relevant current activities in some International Organisations.

OECD helps governments and industry save money, time and animals for chemical tests

15-Apr-2008

The chemical industry and OECD governments test hundreds of chemicals every year,  spending millions of euros to ensure the safety of chemical products. Now OECD has devised an innovative product, the (Q)SAR Application Toolbox, to estimate the hazardous properties of chemicals by analysing their molecular structure. 

Factbook 2008 shows wide variations in productivity across OECD countries

08-Apr-2008

Labour productivity has grown strongly in the Slovak Republic, Hungary and Korea in recent years while  growth rates in some other OECD countries such as Italy, Mexico, Portugal and New Zealand have slowed markedly.

Release of the OECD (Q)SAR Application Toolbox

02-Apr-2008

The OECD (Q)SAR Application Toolbox is a software application intended to be used by governments, the chemical industry and other stakeholders to fill gaps in (eco)toxicity data needed for assessing the hazards of chemicals.  With this Toolbox, a user can fill data gaps by read-across and trend analysis, group chemicals into categories and gain access to a library of (Q)SAR models. It can be downloaded free of charge. (Press Release)




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