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The Role of Biological Efficacy Evaluation and Methodology in Registration
Author(s) -
Mathys G.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
eppo bulletin
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.327
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1365-2338
pISSN - 0250-8052
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2338.1977.tb02425.x
Subject(s) - work (physics) , political science , business , environmental protection , geography , engineering , mechanical engineering
For both governmental agencies and industry, considerable advantages, especially from extrapolation of data within a country or between countries, can be derived from co‐ordinated action in the efficacy testing of new compounds. This has been recognized at an early stage in Europe, i.e. by France (1952) and the Federal Republic of Germany, where methods have been devised in a common agreement between official services and pesticide manufacturers. The European Weed Research Council started work for international alignment on herbicide testing, whereas EPPO, in 1971, initiated collaborative studies on rodents 1) (5 methods), fungi (5 methods), insects and mites (10 methods). These guide‐lines, having been approved by the 35 EPPO Governments, are already published or will be published in the near future; a further 29 methods are presently under study. Since 197, contacts have been taken with the American Society for Testing and Materials in order to reach inter‐regional agreement on testing methods.