Recital (51)

In order to support the uptake of peer-reviewed published research data in regulatory assessments of chemicals and the implementation of the obligation to consider all available data in such assessments, the Commission and the Agencies should promote the development and use of tools and practices facilitating such uptake, including the development and use of reporting standards for such data and tools to search, screen and extract relevant peer-reviewed published research data. Where the Commission or one of the Agencies engages in the development of such tools and practices they should closely cooperate and provide assistance as appropriate. In addition, the Commission should assess whether to collaborate with scientific and academic publishers and operators of databases containing contents of peer-reviewed journals on harmonised reporting and on the use of tools to search, screen and extract peer-reviewed published research data relevant for assessments of chemicals from databases containing contents of peer-reviewed journals. For the purposes of its assessment, the Commission should take into account the work done by the OECD on the generation, reporting and use of peer-reviewed published research data for regulatory assessments.