Risk assessment of new psychoactive substances — operating guidelines
Introduction
The principal aim of these guidelines is to put in place a sound methodological and procedural basis for carrying out each risk assessment, by using a semi-quantitative assessment procedure. This publication is a revision of the Guidelines for the risk assessment of new synthetic drugs (published in the same series, in 1999).
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Table of contents
- Introduction
- Chapter 1: Legal basis and scope
- Chapter 2: General considerations for risk assessment
- Chapter 3: A conceptual framework for risk assessment
- Chapter 4: Headings for the Risk Assessment Report
- Chapter 5: Assessing the risk relative to other substances
- Chapter 1: Conclusion
- References
- Annex I: Technical report
- Annex II: Semi-quantitative assessment procedure
- Annex III: Expert's scoring form
- Appendix: Council Decision 2005/387/JHA