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National co-ordinators of the Test Guidelines programme

 

The development of Test Guidelines (TGs) is overseen by the Working Group of National Co-ordinators of the TGs programme (WNT) who makes decisions on TGs (approve and update of TGs) and decide on project proposals to include in the work plan. The WNT meets annually, usually in April. National co-ordinators represent regulatory authorities in OECD Member countries and countries adhering to MAD; and nominate experts and scientists from research and regulatory areas to work together on developing tools and guidance. In addition, expertise and input is gathered from the Business and Industry Advisory Committee (BIAC), Environmental non-governmental organisations , and the International Council on Animal Protection (ICAPO). Broad participation in work on TGs development helps to ensure sound science and international regulatory acceptance of test methods.

 

Contact your national co-ordinator to learn more about the Test Guidelines activities in your country

 

ARGENTINA

Eliana DITTA
Laboratory Area Co-ordinator
OAA - Argentine Accreditation Body
Bartolomé Mitre Nº 648, 1º piso, contrafrente.
(C1036AAL) Buenos Aires
Argentina
Tel: +54 11 43 44 48 85
Email: editta@oaa.org.ar

 

AUSTRALIA

Dr Gabriella MACOUSTRA
Chemicals Risk Assessor
Circular Economy Division|Chemicals and Atmosphere Branch| Chemicals Assessment Section
Ngunnawal Country, John Gorton Building, King Edward Terrace, Parkes
GPO Box 3090 ACT 2601, Australia 
Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water
Tel: +61 2 5156 3020
Email: gabriella.macoustra@dcceew.gov.au 

 

AUSTRIA

Katharina FURTMULLER
Federal Ministry for Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management
Division V/3
Stubenbastei 5
A-1010 Vienna
Austria
Tel: +43 1 515 22 2355
Email: katharina.furtmueller@lebensministerium.at

Martin PAPARELLA
Medical University of Innsbruck
Medical Biochemistry
Center for Chemistry and Biomedicine
Innrain 80
6020 Innsbruck
Austria
e-mail: martin.paparella@i-med.ac.at

BELGIUM

Birgit MERTENS
Sciensano

Service Risk and Health Impact Assessment
Scientific Directorate Chemical and Physical Health Risks 
Rue Juliette Wytsmanstraat 14
B-1050 Brussels
Belgium
Tel: +32 2 642 54 40
Email: birgit.mertens@sciensano.be

 

BRAZIL 

Sandra Regina RODRIGUES KLOSOVSKI
IBAMA (Brazilian Institute on Environment and Renewable Natural
Resources)
Brazil
Tel: +55 (61) 3316-1592
Email: diqua.sede@ibama.gov.brsandra.klovoski@ibama.gov.br

Ana Maria VEKIC
National Agency of Health Surveillance
SEPN 511, Bloco A
Edificio Bittar II
70750-541
Brazil
Tel: +55613448-6201
Email: ana.vekic@anvisa.gov.br

Luciene Bottentuit Lopez BALOTTIN
Researcher at Directory of Metrology Applied to Life Sciences
Braziliam International Institute of Metrology, Quality and Technology (INMETRO)
Av Nossa senhora das Graças no. 50
Xerem, Duque de Caxias, RJ
Cep 25250-020
Brazil
Tel: + 55 21 2145-3322
Email: lbbalottin@inmetro.gov.br

 

CANADA

Tim SINGER
Environmental Health Science and Research Bureau
Health Canada
50 Colombine Driveway
Mail Stop 0801B3
Ottawa, ON   Canada  K1A 0K9
Tel: +1 613 941 6681
Email: tim.singer@hc-sc.gc.ca

 

COSTA RICA

Adriana SALAZAR GONZÁLEZ
International Affairs
Ministry of Health of Costa Rica
Calle 16, Avenida 6 y 8
San José, Costa Rica
Tel: +506 2233 0104
Email: adriana.salazar@misalud.go.cr 

 

CROATIA

Ms. Romana GRIZELJ
Ministry f Health
Ksaver 200
Zagreb Croatia
Croatia
Email: romana.grizelj@miz.hr

 

CZECH REPUBLIC

Petra KUBINCOVA
Research Institute for Organic Syntheses
Center for Ecology, Toxicology and Analytics
Pardubice, Rybitvi,
Czech Republic
Tel: +420 724 400 544
Email: petra.kubincova@vuos.com

 

DENMARK

Knud LADEGAARD PEDERSEN

Ministry of Environment of Denmark
Danish Environmental Protection Agency
Tolderlundsvej 5
DK-5000C Odense
Tel. +45 61184914
Email: knlpe@mst.dk

Sofie CHRISTIANSEN

Division of Diet, Disease Prevention and Toxicology
National Food Institute
Technical University of Denmark
Kemitorvet
Building 202, Room 5209
2800 Kgs. Lyngby
Tel. +45 35887025
Mobile +45 93518882
Email: sochr@food.dtu.dk

ESTONIA

Ms Gerlin KALLAS 
Chief Specialist of Public Health Department
Ministry of Social Affairs of Estonia
Address: Suur-Ameerika 1, 10122 Tallinn, ESTONIA
Tel. + 372 6269 152
E-mail: gerlin.kallas@sm.ee

 

EUROPEAN COMMISSION

Valérie ZUANG
European Commission-Joint Research Centre
Chemical Safety & Alternative Methods Unit
Joint Research Centre: EURL ECVAM
Via E. Fermi, 2749 
21027 Ispra (VA)
Italy
Tel:+39 03 32 78 58 43
Email: Valerie.ZUANG@ec.europa.eu 


FINLAND

Matti LEPPÄNEN
Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)/Ecotoxicology and Risk Assessment
Survontie 9 A
FI-40500 Jyväskylä
Finland
Tel: +358-295251368
Email: matti.t.leppanen@ymparisto.fi

  

FRANCE

Enrico MOMBELLI

National Institute for Industrial Environment and Risks (INERIS)
Parc Technologique ALATA BP2
60550 Verneuil en Halette
France
Tel: +33 3 44 61 81 44
Email: Enrico.mombelli@ineris.fr

Pascal PANDARD
DRC-ECOT Parc Technologique ALATA
BP No2
60550 Verneuil-en-Halatte
France
Tel: +33 3 44 55 64 31
Email: Pascal.PANDARD@ineris.fr

GERMANY

Susanne WALTER-ROHDE
German Environment Agency
Section IV1.1
Wörlitzer Platz 1
DE-06844 Dessau-Rosslau
Germany
Tel: +49-340-2103-2330
Email: Susanne.walter-rohde@uba.de

 

Michael OELGESCHLÄEGER
Federal Institute for Risk Assessment,
Max-Dohrn-Str. 8-10
10589 Berlin
Germany
Tel: +49 30 18412-2292
Email: michael.oelgeschlaeger@bfr.bund.de

GREECE

Dr Aglaia KOUTSODIMOU
Independent Authority for Public Revenue Directorate
General Chemical State Laboratory Directorate of Energy, Industrial & Chemical Products
16, An. Tsoha str.
111521 Athens
Greece
Tel: +30 210 64 79 409
Email: a.koutsodimou@aade.gr

Dr Eftichia DIMA
Independent Authority for Public Revenue Directorate 
General Chemical State Laboratory Directorate of Energy, Industrial & Chemical Products
16, An. Tsoha str.
111521 Athens
Greece
Tel: +30 210 64 79 250
Email: e.dima@aade.gr

Tarnóczai TÍMEA
Head Biologist
Department of Chemical Safety and Competent Authorities
National Public Health Center
Albert Flórián út 2-6
H-1097 Budapest, Hungary
Tel: +36 1 476-1334
Email: tarnoczai.timea@nnk.gov.hu

 

INDIA

Dr. Ekta KAPOOR
Head, National GLP Compliance Monitoring Authority (NGCMA)
Department of Science and Technology
Technology Bhawan
New Mehrauli Road
New Delhi 110016
Tel: +91-11-26590242
Email: ekta.kapoor@nic.in

 

IRELAND

Yvonne MULLOOLY
Assistant Chief Executive Officer
Chemicals and Industrial Products,
Health and Safety Authority,
Metropolitan Building,
James Joyce Street,
Dublin 1,
D01 KOY8
Ireland
Tel: +353 01-7997849
Email: Yvonne_Mullooly@hsa.ie

 

ISRAEL

Ruti YISHAI
Department of Laboratories
Ministry of Health
P.O.B 1176
2 Ben Tabai St.
Jerusalem 93591
Israel
Tel: +972 2 655 185
Email: Ruti.Yishai@MOH.HEALTH.GOV.IL

 

ITALY

Gabriele AQUILINA
Department of the Environment and Primary Prevention
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
Viale Regina Elena, 299
00161 Rome
Italy
Tel: +39 06 4990 2994
Email: gabriele.aquilina@iss.it

 

JAPAN

Yoko HIRABAYASHI
Center Director
National Institute for Health Sciences (NIHS)
3-25-26 Tonomachi,
Kawasaki-ku,
Kawasaki-shi,
Kanagawa-ken 210-9501,
Japan.

Tel: +81-44-270-6604

Email: yokohira@nihs.go.jp

Masaaki TSUKANO
Office of Chemical Safety, Pharmaceutical Evaluation Division, Pharmaceutical
Safety and Environmental Health Bureau,
Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare(MHLW)
1-2-2 Kasumigaseki,
Chiyoda-ku,
Tokyo 100-8916,
Japan
Tel: +81-3-3595-2298
Email: tsukano-masaaki12@mhlw.go.jpCoordinatorWNT@mhlw.go.jp 
Ms Shinano Kawahara
Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry (METI)
Chemical Management Policy Division, 
Manufacturing Industries Bureau,
1-3-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8901
Japan
Tel: +81 (0) 3 35 01 00 80
Email: kawahara-shinano@meti.go.jp

Hidetaka KOBAYASHI (Mr)
Agricultural Chemicals Office
Food Safety and Consumer Affairs Bureau
Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF)
1-2-1 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8950
Japan
Tel: +81-3-3502-5969
Email: Hidetaka_kobayash400@maff.go.jp

Kunihiko YAMAZAKI
Policy Planning Division
Environmental Health Department
Ministry of the Environment (MOE)
1-2-2 Kasumigaseki
Chiyoda-ku
Tokyo, 100-8975
Japan
Tel: +81-3-5521-8261
Email: KUNIHIKO_YAMAZAKI@env.go.jp

 

KOREA

Dr. Ilung OH

National Coordinator
Director of Toxicological Research Divison
National Institute of Food & Drug Safety Evaluation
Ministry of Food and Drug Safety
Tel: +82-43-719-5102
E-mail: ollong@korea.kr, mfdsnc@korea.kr

Sunkyung Shin, PhD
National Coordinator   
Director General
Environmental Health Department
National Institute of Environmental Research (NIER)
Ministry of Environment, Republic of Korea
Tel: +82 32 560 7100
Email: shinsun1004@korea.kr

 Oh-Jong YOU, PhD.
 National Coordinator
 Director
 Rural Development Administration
 National Institute of Agricultural Sciences (NIAS)
 Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Republic of Korea
 Phone: +82 63 238 3341
 Email: zzan@korea.kr 

 

LUXEMBOURG

Arno GUTLEB
National Coordinator
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Email: arno.gutleb@list.lu 


Tommaso SERCHI 
Deputy National Coordinator 
Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology
Email:tommaso.serchi@list.lu 


MALAYSIA

Fauziah MOHAMED KASIM
National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency
Ministry of Health Malaysia
Lot 36, Jalan Prof. Diraja Ungku Aziz
46200 Petaling Jaya
Selangor, Malaysia
Tel: +603 7883 5400 (ext. 5482)
Email: fauziah@npra.gov.my

 

NETHERLANDS

Betty HAKKERT
RIVM
Bureau Reach
Expert Centre for Substances RIVM-SEC
A. van Leeuwenhoeklaan 9
P.O. Box 1
3720 BA Bilthoven
Netherlands
Tel: +31-30-274-4086
Email: Betty.Hakkert@rivm.nl

 

NEW ZEALAND

Peter DAWSON 
Environmental Protection Authority
New Zealand
Email: peter.dawson@epa.govt.nz

 

NORWAY

Sjur ANDERSEN
Norwegian Pollution Control Authority
P.O. Box 5672
Sluppen, Trondheim
NO-7485, Norway
Tel: +47 22 573 535
Email: sjur.andersen@miljodir.no

Nina Elisabeth LANDVIK TEKPLI 
Norwegian Environment Agency, Chemicals Section
Senior Adviser
Post Office Box 5672 Torgarden, 7485 Trondheim, Norway
Tel: +47 926 29 490
Email: Nina.Landvik@miljodir.no

POLAND

Mariusz GODALA
Bureau for Chemical Substances
30/34 Dowborczykow Street
90-019 Lodz
Poland
Tel: +48 42 2538 430
Email: mariusz.godala@chemikalia.gov.pl

 

SINGAPORE

Zeng YUN
Centre for Analytical Science
Health Sciences Authority
11 Outram Road
Singapore 169078
Tel: +65 62 13 07 57
Email: ZENG_Yun@hsa.gov.sg

 

SLOVAK REPUBLIC

Jan JANIG
Nam. L. Stura 1
812 35 Bratislava
Slovak Republic
Tel: +421-2- 5956 2177
E-mail: jan.janiga@enviro.gov.sk

 

SLOVENIA

Katarina CERNE
Medical Faculty/Institute of Pharmacology and Experimental Toxicology
Korytkora 2
Ljubljana SI-1000
Slovenia
Tel: +386 1 543 7341
Email: katarina.cerne@mf.uni-lj.si

 

SOUTH AFRICA

Mike PEET
South African National Accreditation System
Private Bag X23
0132 Sunnyside
South Africa
Tel: +27 12 394 3892
Email: mikep@sanas.co.za

 

SPAIN

Elena RUIZ LÓPEZ 
Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge
Plaza de San Juan de la Cruz 10
28071 Madrid 
Spain
Tel: +34 91 597 54 45
Email: efruiz@miteco.es

Dr. Teresa GÓMEZ MARTÍNEZ
Subdirección General de Sanidad Ambiental y Salud Laboral
Ministerio de Sanidad
c/ Paseo del Prado 18-20
28014-Madrid
Email: tgomez@sanidad.gob.es

SWEDEN

Anne-Lee GUSTAFSON                                                
Toxicologist, PhD
Proposals for Classification and Restriction
Kemikalieinspektionen, Swedish Chemicals Agency
Sweden
Tel: +46 8 519 41367
Email: Anne-Lee.Gustafson@kemi.se

Nina ÅKERBLOM 
Investigator/Expert
Development, Proposals for Classification and Restriction
Kemikalieinspektionen, Swedish Chemicals Agency
Sweden
Tel: +46 8 519 41366
Email: nina.akerblom@kemi.se

 

SWITZERLAND

Markus HOFMANN
Federal Office for Public Health FOPH
CH-3003 Bern/Switzerland
Tel: +41 31 325 03 98
Fax: +41 31 324 90 34
Email: markus.hofmann@bag.admin.ch
Dr. Petra KUNZ
Federal Dept. of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communication
DETEC Federal Office for the Environment FOEN Air Pollution Control and
Chemicals Division Biocides and Plant Protection Products Section
Worblentalstrasse 68, 3063
Ittigen
3003 Berne
Phone: +41 (0)58 462 82 55
Fax: +41 (0)58 464 01 37
Email: petra.kunz@bafu.admin.ch

THAILAND (observer)

 

TURKEY

Ekmel OLCAY
Ministry of Health
Poison Research Department
Refik Saydam Hygiene Institute
Cemal Gursel Caddesi, No 18
Sihhiye-Ankara
Turkey
Tel: +90 312 4312486 (ext. 1351)
Email: zehir@saglik.gov.tr

 

UNITED KINGDOM

Philippa KEARNEY
National Coordinator for OECD Test Guidelines (Environment)
Chemicals Policy Team, Environmental Quality Directorate
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Horizon House,
Deanery Road,
Bristol, BS1 5AH,
UK
Tel: +44 (0)7436054391
Email: Philippa.kearney@defra.gov.uk

Miriam JACOBS 
Principal Toxicologist
UK National Coordinator to the OECD Test Guideline Programme (Human Health)
Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards
UK Health Security Agency
Harwell Science and Innovation Campus
Chilton, OXON. OX11 0RQ
UK
Tel: +44 (0)1235 825175
Mobile: +44 (0)7881 511980
Email:miriam.jacobs@ukhsa.gov.uk

UNITED STATES

Charles KOVATCH
U.S. National Coordinator for the OECD WNT Test Guidelines Programme
Office of Chemical Safety & Pollution Prevention
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Washington, DC
Tel: 202-566-0399
Email:Kovatch.Charles@epa.gov

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