Chapter 12: Summary

This chapter brings together the summaries, conclusions and recommendations presented in this report. A distinction is made between prospects for validation on the one hand and recommendations for research and development on the other, since different organisations (and, in particular, different services of the European Commission) are responsible for funding and coordinating activities in these two areas. In addition, a number of recommendations are directed at specific organisations or expert groups, and some general recommendations are made concerning the use of alternative methods in the future REACH (Registration, Evaluation and Authorisation) system of the EU Chemicals Policy.