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Use of aqueous film-forming foams in firefighting

OECD Work Related to Endocrine Disrupters

The OECD has published the Revised Guidance Document 150 on Standardised Test Guidelines for Evaluating Chemicals for Endocrine Disruption originally published in 2012 and updated in 2018 to reflect new and updated OECD test guidelines, as well as reflect on scientific advances in the use of test methods and assessment of the endocrine activity of chemicals.

Guidance Document on Emission Scenario Documents

Chemical additives used in automotive lubricants

OECD Accession Review of Costa Rica in the Field of Chemicals: Launch Event video

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

OECD Accession Review of Costa Rica in the Field of Chemicals. Summary report (in 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.

OECD Accession Review of Costa Rica in the Field of Chemicals: Summary report (in 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.

Report of an OECD Survey on Risk Management/Mitigation Approaches and Options Related to Agricultural Pesticide Use Near Residential Areas

Lignes directrices de l’OCDE pour les essais de produits chimiques

30 juin 2022 | Publication de 16 Lignes Directrices pour promouvoir les meilleures pratiques d'essai des produits chimiques et les technologies émergentes.

Emergency responses for the supply of disinfectants against Covid-19

The COVID-19 pandemic calls for urgent policy responses to support the supply of disinfectant products such as hand sanitisers and wipes. The OECD is collecting and providing available information in countries to manage the emergency supply to increase availability of disinfectant products from different competent authorities and industry organisations.