This document provides guidance to national regulatory authorities in providing greater incentives to encourage applicants (manufacturers/registrants) to register agricultural pesticides (including both synthetically and naturally derived products) for minor uses.

This document is the report of the “OECD Workshop on Integrated Pest Management (IPM) - Strategies for the adoption and implementation of IPM in agriculture contributing to the sustainable use of pesticides and to pesticide risk reduction”, that took place on 16 19 October 2011, in Berlin,...

The Global Harmonised Submission Transport Standard (GHSTS) is a standardised set of technical specifications for assembling electronic files for pesticide registration in a predefined manner. Once assembled according to the GHSTS, the dossier files can be transferred from a business to a...

In 2011, OECD conducted a survey of member countries to gain a better overview of the mechanisms in place in countries for assessing and managing the risks of obsolete pesticides. Obsolete pesticides are those that are no longer fit for purpose for some reason, be it product deterioration,...

Method validation is required in order to demonstrate that a particular method of analysis is fit for its intended purpose. Single laboratory validation is the logical conclusion to the method development process and provides assurance that the method has met specific requirements of...

The scope of this Guidance Document is to measure the basic antibacterial performance of porous (textile) and non-porous (plastic) materials that have been treated with a biocide with the intention of introducing antibacterial/ hygienic properties into that material. The method can also be used...

This document provides additional detailed guidance on testing of chemicals according to OECD Test Guideline No. 505: Testing of Chemicals on Residues in Livestock. Specifically, it describes current differences in OECD countries in livestock feeding practices and diet composition and factors...

This document provides guidance on conducting laboratory tests to determine and assess the efficacy of test substances and/or the effectiveness of test products used as baits for the control of cockroach species in indoor environments. It is based upon a German guideline (Federal Environment...