Data Collection
Reporting starts with the collection of information and data by producers or importers. It can be done regularly, for example, by the end of a year, or upon request. The type of information requested from industry needs to be clearly defined. Information may also be collected through other elements of the scheme. The information/data collected needs to be transferred from industry to the government and checked for completeness against the requested information.
For a medium resource implementation, as well as the activities for limited resources, industry should be required to collect additional information, for example volume information for production/import and the expected uses, and use in mixtures or articles.
The steps proposed to implement this sub-element are as follows:
- Collection of specific required information and data for selected chemicals by producers and importers, including identification and substantiation of CBI claims.
- Information transfer from industry to the government. An electronic template should be used for the information transfer.
- Assessment of the completeness of the information received.
Relevant tools
- Strengthening National Information Systems and Information Exchange for the Sound Management of Chemicals - Final Report, UNITAR September 1998
- OECD Harmonised Templates
- OECD Manual for the Assessment of Chemicals
- OECD Decision on the Minimum Pre-marketing set of Data in the Assessment of Chemicals
- OECD Recommendation on the Protection of Proprietary Rights to Data Submitted in Notifications of New Chemicals
- OECD Recommendation on the Exchange of Confidential Data on Chemicals
- Recommendation on the OECD List of Non-Confidential Data on Chemicals
- OECD (Q)SAR Toolbox
- OECD: eChemPortal
- Case study of Canada’s Chemicals Management Plan