Actualités & Evénements

Actualités

Recent addition to eChemPortal - The United States Environmental Protection Agency Integrated Risk Information System (US EPA IRIS)

12-août-2009

The United States Environmental Protection Agency Integrated Risk Information System (US EPA IRIS) has been added as a participant in eChemPortal, offering links to reports on specific substances found in the environment and their potential to cause human health effects.

New Publication from the Series on Biocides No. 2

05-août-2009

This document elaborates on a procedure how data in a validated form can be gathered by companies who need estimating the exposure of users of biocidal products for regulatory purposes. The validity of data is a substantial requirement in order to be able to adequately evaluate risks for human health through the use of biocidal products or as a consequence thereof.

New Publication from the Series on Testing and Assessment No. 107

28-juil.-2009

This document is intended to provide guidance to applicants wishing to have particular active substances approved or wood preservative products registered in OECD countries. It provides guidance with respect to the collection, preparation, quality, and reporting of emission data to be submitted to enable an environmental risk assessment of emissions of wood preservatives from treated wood to be performed.

WGEAB Workshop on Innovative International Financing for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use, 2nd July 2009

13-juil.-2009

The OECD convened an expert workshop on Innovative International Financing for Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable use on July 2nd, 2009. The workshop was attended by more than 40 participants, including delegates from the OECD Working Group on the Economic Aspects of Biodiversity (WGEAB), developing country participants (including Brazil, Peru and Uganda), experts from the CBD, IUCN, UNEP and the GEF, as well as other NGOs and the private sector.

Frequently Asked Questions about the OECD QSAR Application Toolbox

02-juil.-2009

A first set of Frequently Asked Questions about the OECD QSAR Application Toolbox is now available. The (Q)SAR Application 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. The questions address a number of topics such as regulatory acceptance, content and quality of databases, contribution from stakeholders as well as installation and troubleshooting.

Indicators of Innovation and Transfer in Environmentally Sound Technologies: Methodological Issues

24-juin-2009

Ce rapport est une contribution aux travaux de la Direction de l'environnement de l'OCDE sur les politiques de l'environnement et l'innovation technologique (www.oecd.org/environment/innovation). Le rapport synthétise les progrès récents dans le domaine des indicateurs de l'innovation et du transfert des technologies environnementales. Un certain nombre de mesures alternatives sont examinées, ainsi que la méthodologie pour le développement d'indicateurs sur la base des données de brevets.

Next Training Course on GLP, October 2009, Switzerland

19-juin-2009

The 9th OECD Training Course for GLP Inspectors will be held in Basel, Switzerland, on 4-9 October 2009. This basic course will cover all aspects of principles, development and implementation of Good Laboratory Practice, with emphasis on on-site inspections for evaluating GLP compliance. Registration to the Course, made through the National GLP Monitoring Authorities, are now CLOSED.
The 10th Training Course will be hosted by Israel in the course of 2011.

Publication of the Report of Workshop on the Regulation of Biopesticides: Registration and Communication Issues

17-juin-2009

This document is a report of an OECD Workshop on science and risk assessment issues related to the registration of biopesticides, which took place on 15-17 April 2008, in Arlington, United States.


Evénements

7th Annual REPIN Meeting, October 2005, Moscow, Russian Federation

du 17-oct.-2005 au 18-oct.-2005

The seventh annual meeting of the EECCA Regulatory Environmental Programme Implementation Network (REPIN) took place on 17-18 October 2005 in Moscow, Russian Federation. The meeting discussed a draft report Review of Environmental Compliance Assurance system in Armenia; reviewed options for financing environmental compliance assurance systems in EECCA, considered draft Guiding Principles of Effective Environmental Permitting Systems, and assessed progress made since the previous REPIN meeting in September 2004 on implementing other projects of the REPIN work programme.

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

du 16-nov.-2005 au 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.

Financing Water Supply and Sanitation in EECCA - Conference of EECCA Ministers of Economy/Finance, Environment and Water and their partners from the OECD, 17-18th of November 2005, Yerevan, Armenia

du 17-nov.-2005 au 18-nov.-2005

On the 17-18th of November 2005, the Government of Armenia hosted a conference of Ministers of Economy/Finance, Environment and Water. Ministers met to discuss how to address the critical situation of the water sector in EECCA countries...

2nd preparatory meeting for the Almaty+5 Ministerial Conference on Financing of the Water Supply and Sanitation Sector in EECCA countries

du 05-juin-2005 au 06-juin-2005

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss draft documents and practical arrangements for a Conference of EECCA Ministers of Water, Environment and Economy/Finance as well as their OECD partners to discuss issues of financing the water supply and sanitation sector in EECCA.

OECD Workshop on Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Private Investment, Helsinki, 16-17 June 2005

du 16-juin-2005 au 17-juin-2005

The OECD, in co-operation with the Finnish Ministry for the Environment, organised a workshop on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) and Private Investment. The main purpose of the workshop was to improve understanding on how to promote private investment that contributes to the implementation of MEAs and thus to the broader objective of sustainable development. It explored business opportunities under MEAs and new ways to engage business in MEA implementation. 

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

du 29-mars-2005 au 01-avr.-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 

Colloque OCDE sur les flux de matières et les indicateurs liéés, 17-18 juin 2004, Helsinki

du 17-juin-2004 au 18-juin-2004

Ce colloque a rassemblé des pays OCDE autour du thème des flux de matières et indicateurs liéés.  Le colloque a eu lieu à Helsinki, Finlande, avec une participation de plus de 50 délégués nationaux, experts internationaux et observateurs de l'industrie et d'ONGs environnementales.

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

du 21-oct.-2004 au 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 .

INECE-OECD Workshop on Environmental Compliance and Enforcement Indicators

du 03-nov.-2003 au 04-nov.-2003

Responding to growing worldwide interest in developing and applying environmental compliance and enforcement indicators, the OECD and the INECE organised, on 3rd and 4th November, 2003 in Paris, a workshop which assisted enforcement agencies in designing enforcement and compliance indicators and using them for agencies’ performance assessment.



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