The Second ECVAM Workshop on Phototoxicity Testing

Abstract

This is the report of the forty-second of a series of workshops organised by the European Centre for the Validation of Alternative Methods (ECVAM). ECVAM was established in 1992 by the Commission of the European Communities (EC) to carry into effect article 23 of Council Directive 86/609/EEC on the protection of animals used for experimental and other scientific purposes (1). ECVAM is part of the Institute for Health & Consumer Protection (IHCP) of the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, located ATLA 28, 777–814, 2000 777