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Essai n° 473: Essai d'aberration Chromosomique In Vitro chez les Mammifères

Guidance Document on Standardised Test Guidelines for Evaluating Chemicals for Endocrine Disruption

Guidance document on an integrated approach on testing and assessment (IATA) for skin corrosion and irritation

This guidance document proposes an integrated approach on testing and assessment for skin corrosion and irritation, in view of replacing the "testing and evaluation strategy" provided in the supplement to OECD TG404 (to be updated), provides information on key performance characteristics of each information source comprising the IATA, and guidance on how to integrate information for decision making for classification and labeling.

Presentation by Endpoints: Section 2 - Effects on Biotic Systems

Presentation by Endpoints: Section 2 - Effects on Biotic Systems

Test Guidelines: Updates

On 26 July 2013, the OECD Council adopted three new, six updated and one corrected OECD Test Guidelines for the testing of chemicals, as well as a new Introduction to the Section 5, Part A on Pesticides Residue Chemistry.

Guide pour mesurer l’efficacité des appâts anti-fourmis

Ce document relatif aux biocides est un guide pour la réalisation des essais de laboratoire et sur le terrain visant à évaluer l’efficacité des appâts anti-fourmis utilisés en intérieur. Un appât contient un ou plusieurs principes actifs associés à des aliments pour fourmis de jardin.

OECD Guidance Document on Quantitative Methods for Evaluating the Activity of Microbicides used on Hard Non-Porous Surfaces

This document describes four quantitative methods for efficacy evaluation: bactericidal, mycobactericidal, fungicidal and virucidal. Regulatory authorities have relied upon efficacy data generated using these methods to authorise the placing of biocidal products on the market.

OECD Guidance Document on Standardised Test Guidelines for Evaluating Chemicals for Endocrine Disruption

The objective of the Guidance Document is to provide guidance on how to interpret the outcome of individual tests and how to increase evidence on whether or not a substance may be an endocrine disrupter. However, testing strategies or guidance on interpretation from a suite of tests are not given.

Update of Test Guidelines and the Mutual Acceptance of Data

In 2012, the Joint Meeting agreed on the status of deleted and former versions of Test Guidelines with regards to the Mutual Acceptance of Data (MAD). An 18-month transitional period between the Council Decision and the effective date of deletion was agreed, after which no new test using the deleted or the former version of a Test Guideline can be initiated.

Guide pour la mesure de l’efficacité des appâts anti-cafards

Ce document sur les biocides est un guide pour la réalisation des essais de laboratoire visant à évaluer l’efficacité des appâts anti-cafards utilisés en intérieur. Un appât contient un ou plusieurs principes actifs associés à des aliments pour cafards.