A.4.1. Other technical manuals

IUCLID 5 is intended to be used for different regulatory programmes. In most cases Technical Guidance documents are available and should be consulted for ensuring that data requirements are fulfilled.

REACH regulation (1907/2006/EC)

For the implementation of the REACH regulation (1907/2006/EC) an extensive number of Technical Guidance documents are prepared.

These Guidance documents are the result of the so called REACH Implementation Projects (RIP).

1. Guidance mainly for Industry Use

2. Guidance mainly for Authorities Use

3. Guidance on the different methods under REACH

The link to all these Guidance documents is available on http://ec.europa.eu/echa/.

EU Biocide directive (98/8/EC)

For the implementation of the EU Biocides Directive (98/8/EC) concerning the placing of biocidal products on the market, several Guidance documents are available on http://ecb.jrc.cec.eu.int/biocides/, in particular:

OECD

For more information on the OECD work on Investigation of High Production Volume Chemicals, refer to the Manual for Investigation of HPV chemicals.

In particular Chapter 2: SIDS, the SIDS Plan and the SIDS Dossier is available at http://www.oecd.org/document/21/0,2340,en_2649_34379_1939669_1_1_1_1,00.html