Basis for Law: European Member States and other countries
In 1981 the OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice were formally recommended for use in OECD member countries and were widely accepted as the international standard for Good Laboratory Practice.
The OECD Principles were published in 1982 as Environmental Monograph 45 'The OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice'. A revised version was published in 1998 taking scientific and technical progress into account.
These Principles have been transferred into national law in many countries. Member States of the European Union are required by European Directives to include the OECD Principles of Good Laboratory Practice in national law. The OECD publishes additional guidance, consensus documents and advisory monographs in the OECD series on 'Principles of GLP and Compliance Monitoring'.
