Position paper on gaps to be filled in existing legislation

BfR and BPI will prepare an overview of how mixture testing and higher tier modelling are addressed in current regulatory toxicology and how it should be addressed ideally in the future. This will be complementary to task 8.2. The focus will be on general aspects related to EFSA and DG SANCO discussion, the need to reduce animal testing and to specific aspects related to the chemicals selected in the EuroMix. BfR, BPI and ICL will identify potential gaps in legislation and will provide recommendations on how the EuroMix test approaches and assessment strategies including non-testing approaches should be placed in the context of OECD, EFSA, ECHA and ECVAM guidelines or guidance documents. They will produce a position paper (Deliverable 9.1) that can be discussed with the DG SANCO, DG ENV, EFSA and ECHA and can be used in the stakeholder conference (see WP10). D9.1 will be ready in M18. The discussion paper will overview current on-going discussion and the need for quality control in general terms. This will be done in close cooperation with the Joint Research Centre.