test in a 25 cm Epstein square

In addition, the report shall evaluate the tests required for EU type-approval as set out in Articles 24 and 25, with a particular focus on the extent to which those tests correspond to real engine operation conditions, and it shall also evaluate the feasibility of introducing tests for particulate pollutant emissions as part of the in-service testing set out in Article 19.

5. When a sample unit of flooring material of a product is prepared and tested in accordance with the procedures set out in Schedule II, no specimen of the sample unit shall display any damage within 25 mm of the edge of the hole in the flattening frame.

25. Calls on the Commission to support targeted research projects on substances likely to affect the endocrine system and to emphasise the adverse effects at low concentrations or through combined exposure, including the development of new testing and analysis methods, as well as supporting a new paradigm shift based on pathways of toxicity/adverse outcome pathways; calls on the Commission to incorporate endocrine disrupters, their combination effects, and related subjects in the priorities for the research and development framework programme;

It has ensured high level of patient safety, but its divergent transposition and application led to an unfavourable regulatory framework for clinical research, thus contributing to a decrease of 25% of clinical trials conducted in the period between 2007 and 2011: in 2007, more than 5000 clinical trials were applied for in the EU while by 2011 the number had dropped to 3800.