Report of the OECD Pesticide Risk Reduction Steering Group seminar "Pesticide Risk Reduction through better application technology"

28-févr.-2007

This report presents the results of an OECD seminar on pesticide risk reduction through better application technology. This seminar was the fifth in a series of seminars on pesticide risk reduction organised by the OECD Pesticide Risk Reduction Steering Group, a sub-group of the OECD Working Group on Pesticides. The seminars focused on key issues in pesticide risk reduction of concern to OECD governments. The seminars were intended to provide an opportunity for discussin, learning and information sharing.
Series on Pesticides N° 35
[ENV/JM/MONO(2007)3]

Les Lignes directrices de l’OCDE pour les essais de produits chimiques désormais disponibles gratuitement

06-févr.-2007

Outil indispensable aux pouvoirs publics et à l’industrie pour évaluer la sécurité des produits chimiques, les Lignes directrices de l’OCDE pour les essais de produits chimiques sont désormais disponibles gratuitement.

SECTION 5: Other Test Guidelines

02-févr.-2007

This section encompasses all Test Guidelines which do not fall within the four sections: Section 1: Physical-Chemical Properties (series 100); Section 2: Effects on Biotic Systems (series 200); Section 3: Degradation and Accumulation (series 300); and Section 4: Health Effects (series 400).

Joint Meeting Statement supporting SAICM

01-févr.-2007

The OECD Joint Meeting of the Chemicals Committee and Working Party on Chemicals, Pesticides and Biotechnology has expressed its support of the objectives of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) in a public Statement endorsed on 1 February 2007.
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Results of the 2006 Survey on Production and use of PFOS, PFAS, PFOA, PFCA, their Related Substances and Products/Mixtures Containing these Substances

07-déc.-2006

This paper summarises the responses to the 2006 questionnaire.  Responses received from OECD member countries, non-OECD countries, European Commission and some companies manufacturing these chemicals have been included in this paper

OECD - UNITAR/ILO Questionnaire

08-nov.-2006

An OECD - UNITAR/ILO questionnaire on preparation for GHS Implementation was sent to member countries on 20 July 2006.  A report on implementation by member countries is under development.

New Publications of the Pesticide Risk Reduction Steering Group

25-oct.-2006

No. 30 in the Series on Pesticides [ENV/JM/MONO(2006)14]
Report of the OECD Pesticide Risk Reduction Steering Group: The Second Risk Reduction Survey
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No. 29 in the Series on Pesticides [ENV/JM/MONO(2006)13 ]
Report of the OECD Pesticide Risk Reduction Steering Group Seminar on Risk Reduction through Good Pesticide Labelling

Peer Review Packages Available

04-oct.-2006

The peer review packages for the updated Test Guideline 407, the Hershberger Assay and the Stably Transfected Transcriptional Activation Assay are now available.

Publication of two new OECD Monographs in the Series on Testing and Assessment

05-juil.-2006

Two new Guidance Documents on the Current Approaches in the Statistical Analysis of Ecotoxicity Data: A Guidance to Application and on Simulated Freshwater Lentic Field Tests (Outdoor Microcosms and Mesocosms) were declassified and published in June 2006.

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New and Revised Test Guidelines Published

05-juil.-2006

The OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals are a collection of the most relevant internationally agreed test methods used by government, industry and independent laboratories to determine the safety of chemicals and chemical preparations, including pesticides and industrial chemicals. They cover tests for the physical-chemical properties of chemicals, human health effects, environmental effects, and degradation and accumulation in the environment and pesticide residue chemistry.