OECD Documents

In addition to the “GLP Principles”, the OECD has a set of Consensus, Guidance, Advisory and Opinion documents that can be accessed on the official OECD website here.

OECD Council Acts related to MAD

• Overview of Council Acts;
• Decision concerning Mutual Acceptance of Data in the Assessment of Chemicals – Council Act C(81)30;
• Decision-Recommendation on Compliance with Principles of GLP – Council Act C(89)87.

Community Directives and OECD Council Acts

• Directive 2004/9/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 (codified directive);
• Directive 2004/10/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 February 2004 (codified directive);
• Counsil Decision of 28 July 1989 89/569/EEC.

Applicable National Legislation

The applicable national legislation is available at:

• Decree-Law nº 99/2000, of 30 May, Application of the OECD GLP principles and the control of their application for tests on chemical substances;
• Decree-Law No. 95/2000, of 23 May, Establishes the rules regarding the inspection and verification of the OECD GLP principles.