What is the OECD list of high production volume chemicals?

[and] For purposes of this Decision-Recommendation HPV chemicals are those chemicals included in the OECD Representative List of High Production Volume (HPV) Chemicals, as established and updated regularly. This is the updated (2004) list of chemicals referred to in the Council Act.

How are HPV chemicals tracked by the OECD?

This database tracks all chemicals in the OECD cooperative Chemicals Assessment Programme. High production volume (HPV) chemicals are tracked from the time that they are identified as an HPV to OECD until a full SIDS assessment has been completed.

When did they start investigating high production volume chemicals?

In 1987, member countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development decided to investigate existing chemicals. In 1991, they agreed to begin by focusing on High production volume (HPV) chemicals, where production volume was used as a surrogate for data on occupational, consumer, and environmental exposure.

How does the OECD help the chemical industry?

This database can help OECD member countries and the chemical industry select chemicals for sponsorship, track the status of chemical and chemical categories, obtain published OECD assessments, find a SIDS contact point, or view a variety of useful reports and lists on chemicals within the OECD Cooperative Chemicals Assessment Programme.

What was the peak production of chemicals in the EU?

The EU production of chemicals hazardous to health (all five hazard classes together) reached a relative peak of 239 million tonnes in 2007. Production fell in 2008 and further in 2009 to a level of 197 million tonnes.

What was the level of chemicals in the EU in 2015?

As a result, the EU level of production of chemicals hazardous to health in 2015 was about 205 million tonnes. The subsequent increase resulted in a level of 219 million tonnes in 2017 and 211 million tonnes in 2019, about 24 million tonnes less than in 2004.