The Test Methods Regulation is a

Regulation (European Union) A regulation is a legal act of the European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total ...

No. 440/2008 of May 30, 2008. It, and its subsequent amendments, define tests, testing of chemicals for the

REACH Regulation Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) is a European Union regulation dating from 18 December 2006. REACH addresses the production and use of chemical substances, and their potential impacts on both human h ...

. They are based on the

OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals OECD Guidelines for the Testing of Chemicals (OECD TG) are a set of internationally accepted specifications for the testing of chemicals decided on by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). They were first published in 1 ...

External links

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