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Overton ID
europa-d09f1fc32a4ba550acbd7e3e636f79a4
catalogue_number
ED-02-17-140-EN-N
doi
10.2823/619212
isbn
9789294957580

Read-Across Assessment Framework (RAAF).

Flag for EU Publications Office of the European Union on April 19th 2017
European Chemicals Agency (EU body or agency)
This document describes the first version of the Read-Across Assessment Framework (RAAF) developed by ECHA as an internal tool for examining predictions, based on read-across, of the human health, environmental fate and environmental hazard properties of chemical substances in the context of the REACH Regulation. The aim of this document is to present the concept and principles underpinning the RAAF. The RAAF provides a framework and principles for scientifically examining a read-across case, as well as setting out the critical scientific elements of a read-across case to be assessed. However, the RAAF does not cover all scientific issues or cases, and expert judgement must be used when applying this framework. It is emphasised here that the RAAF focuses on the scientific aspects of the examination of read-across approaches and is intended to be used by experts. This document does not address the way the RAAF is implemented in ECHA’s processes nor does it describe how the shortcomings identified in the s...

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Related SDGs

SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production ...
SDG 12: Responsible Consumption and Production

Target 12.4

Achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment

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Cited by 13 other policy documents (12 of them are from other policy sources)