The OECD groups 30 member countries sharing a commitment to democratic government and the market economy. Best known for its publications and its statistics, its work covers economic and social issues from macroeconomics, to trade, education, development and science and innovation. The OECD Biocide Programme has two main objectives: (1) to increase the efficiency in the registration of biocides; and (2) to help countries to reduce risks associated with biocides use. Biocides dossiers sometimes make use of OECD's experimental protocols to address end-points