11-December-2020
English
Read our newsletter to stay up-to-date with all the latest OECD work on biotechnology.
9-December-2020
English
This document presents a summary of the major release estimation techniques used to estimate non-point emissions to air and water, an overview of OECD country programmes and information on relevant contacts and documentation. It provides a catalogue of available techniques to estimate releases (emissions) from diffuse (non-point) sources, and to summarise the pertinent information needed to apply them.
30-November-2020
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We invite you to attend an interactive webinar where we will discuss opportunities for expanding the AOP community of trainers to meet current needs, considering all available resources. We are also interested in discussing opportunities for engaging a broader range of communities who may benefit from such training.
4-November-2020
English
The Chemical Safety and Biosafety Progress Report is released every eight months. Its purpose is to provide an update on the projects, events and activities. Information on new publications as well as dates and venues of upcoming events and meetings are given.
15-October-2020
Spanish
On the request from Costa Rica and to allow wider dissemination, the OECD Joint Meeting of the Chemicals Committee and the Working Party on Chemicals, Pesticides and Biotechnology agreed to declassify the Summary Report based on the OECD Secretariat evaluation that was part of Costa Rica’s OECD accession review in the field of chemicals. Watch the Launch Event video
15-October-2020
Spanish
The Government of Costa Rica prepared an unofficial translation of the document and launched it on 14 October 2020. The quality of the translation, its technical content and coherence with the official English version of the document is a unique and exclusive responsibility of the Government of Costa Rica.
15-October-2020
English
On the request from Costa Rica and to allow wider dissemination, the OECD Joint Meeting of the Chemicals Committee and the Working Party on Chemicals, Pesticides and Biotechnology agreed to declassify the Summary Report based on the OECD Secretariat evaluation that was part of Costa Rica’s OECD accession review in the field of chemicals.
9-October-2020
English
This workshop aimed to foster a discussion on real-world policy misalignment at the chemicals/waste interface in order to identify and review potential, or already applied, solutions. In order to support this discussion, case studies were submitted and addressed different sectors and issues.
8-October-2020
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The aim of this document is to give an overview of existing guidance on Integrated Approaches to Testing and Assessment (IATA) and their component parts. While the number of documents, from different sources, directly or indirectly related to guidance on IATA, is proliferating, the information is fragmented and hard to find.
30-September-2020
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This report provides recommendations on risk assessment considerations for exogenously-applied double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-based products, with a focus on issues relating to data requirements for determining the environmental fate of sprayable RNA molecules and for examining the potential risks to non-target organisms. It provides scientific information and considerations to regulate RNA interference (RNAi) technology for pest control.