SCHEDULE 4Amendment of the Test Methods Regulation

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Part B of the Annex (methods for the determination of toxicity and other health effects) is amended as follows.

2

In the General Introduction, in section C (alternative testing), for “F1The European Union” substitute F2Great Britain.

3

In section B.36 (toxicokinetics), in paragraphs 37 and 38, for “a competent authority” substitute “ the Agency ”.

4

In section B.54 (uterotrophic bioassay in rodents: a short-term screening test for oestrogenic properties), in paragraphs 11 and 19, for the words from “local regulations” to “scientific purposes” substitute “ , for example, the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 M1.

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In section B.55 (Hershberger bioassay in rats: a short-term screening assay for (anti)androgenic properties), in paragraphs 10 and 19, for the words from “local regulations” to “scientific purposes” substitute “ , for example, the Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 ”.