# Commission Regulation (EC) No 761/2009 of 23 July 2009 amending, for the purpose of its adaptation to technical progress, Regulation (EC) No 440/2008 laying down test methods pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council on the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) (Text with EEA relevance), Division 1.5: DEMONSTRATION OF PROFICIENCY

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

Prior to routine use of a validated method that adheres to this Test Method, laboratories may wish to demonstrate technical proficiency, using the ten substances recommended in Table 1. Under this Test Method, the UN GHS optional category 3 is considered as no category. For novel similar (me-too) test methods developed under this Test Method that are structurally and functionally similar to the validated reference methods or for modifications of validated methods, the performance standards described in the Appendix to this Test Method should be used to demonstrate comparable reliability and accuracy of the new test method prior to its use for regulatory testing.
Table 1
Proficiency Substances which are a subset of the Reference Substances listed in the Appendix
Substance
CAS Number
In vivo score
Physical state
GHS category
naphthalene acetic acid
86-87-3
0
S
No Cat.
isopropanol
67-63-0
0,3
L
No Cat.
methyl stearate
112-61-8
1
S
No Cat.
heptyl butyrate
5870-93-9
1,7
L
Optional Cat. 3
hexyl salicylate
6259-76-3
2
L
Optional Cat. 3
cyclamen aldehyde
103-95-7
2,3
L
Cat. 2
1-bromohexane
111-25-1
2,7
L
Cat. 2
butyl methacrylate
97-88-1
3
L
Cat. 2
1-methyl-3-phenyl-1-piperazine
5271-27-2
3,3
S
Cat. 2
Heptanal
111-71-7
4
L
Cat. 2

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/761/annex/III/division/1/division/1.5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-761/annex-III/division-1/division-1.5
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