Actualités & Evénements

Update on Environment and Regional Trade Agreements:Developments in 2007

03-août-2009

This paper provides an update on developments in the field of regional trade agreements and environment in late 2006 and 2007. It is based on publicly available information and includes an overview of provisions on environment in trade agreements signed since end 2006.

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.

Les pays de l’OCDE renforcent le soutien public aux exportations des énergies renouvelables et nucléaires

24-juin-2009

Les pays de l’OCDE ont décidé de renforcer le soutien public aux exportations des énergies renouvelables et d’équipements d'énergie nucléaire en proposant des conditions plus avantageuses pour les crédits bénéficiant d’un soutien public destinés à  appuyer les contrats à l’exportation.

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.

Faire respecter les normes environnementales : tendances et bonnes pratiques

15-juin-2009

La présente étude propose une analyse approfondie des programmes mis en place par les pouvoirs publics pour la promotion et la surveillance de la conformité aux réglementations environnementales et des mesures prises en cas d’infractions. Elle s’appuie sur une analyse comparative de la mise en application des dispositions environnementales dans six pays membres de l’OCDE (États-Unis, Finlande, France, Japon, Pays-Bas et Royaume-Uni), ainsi qu’en Chine et en Russie.

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. 

Première réunion du Groupe de pilotage sur les besoins mondiaux en matière d’infrastructures : Perspectives et implications pour les acteurs publics et privés

le 03-juin-2005

La première réunion du Groupe de pilotage sur les futurs besoins mondiaux en matière d’infrastructures a eu lieu au siège de l’OCDE le 3 juin 2005. À cette réunion organisée par le Programme de l’OCDE sur l’avenir (IFP) ont participé 25 hauts responsables publics et dirigeants d’entreprises de divers secteurs d’activité liés aux infrastructures.
Pour plus d’informations, prière de contacter M. Pierre Alain Schieb à l’adresse suivante : Pierre Alain.Schieb@oecd.org.

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.

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.