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Long-term toxicity to fish

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The chemical safety assessment according to Annex I of Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006 does not indicate the need to investigate further the long-term toxicity to fish.

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According to Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006, Annex IX, Column 2, 9.1.6, long-term toxicity testing shall be proposed by the registrant if the chemical safety assessment according to Annex I indicates the need to investigate further the effects on aquatic organisms. Glycerides, mixed coco, decanoyl and octanoyl (CAS No. 68606-18-8) is a readily biodegradable and poorly soluble substance (< 0.05 mg/L). Due to these characteristics, extensive biodegradation and adsorption to activated sludge within conventional STPs can be expected and therefore, only low concentrations, if any, are likely to be released into the water phase. Fish exposure to this substance is thus expected to be low. Furthermore, the acute tests conducted with fish (on suitable read-across substances) showed no mortality after 96 and 48 hours of exposure, under both static and semi-static conditions. The reports evaluating the acute toxicity to Daphnia magna reported no effects up to the limit of water solubility either (E(C)L50 values (48 h) > 3.94 and >100 mg/L (read-across data). Regarding chronic toxicity to aquatic invertebrates, a NOELR (21 d) ≥ 10 mg/L (nominal, loading rate) was reported for Glycerides, C14-18 and C16-18 unsatd. mono-, di- and tri- (CAS No. 91052-28-7, read-across substance). A new long-term toxicity test on aquatic invertebrates according to OECD 211 is ongoing for propane-1,2,3-triyl trisheptanoate (CAS No. 620-67-7)(read-across substance, in accordance with Regulation (EC) No. 1907/2006, Annex XI, 1.5), since the available data do not allow for the determination of a NOEC value. The dossier will be updated as soon as possible and the Chemical Safety Assessment according to Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 will be re-evaluated based on the outcome of this new study.The study conducted with algae (read-across) showed low toxicity to Desmodesmus subspicatus (NOELR (72 h) = 32 mg/L, nominal concentration). The observed effects are well above the water solubility and therefore, physical effects due to interference or adsorption of the substance to algal cells are not excluded.

Based on the short term values, fish cannot be identified as the most sensitive organism. According to the Guidance on information requirements and chemical safety assessment, Chapter R7.b (ECHA, 2008), long-term toxicity testing on fish should only be conducted if it represents the most sensitive taxonomic group. The Guidance states that if invertebrates are likely to be more sensitive than fish and algae or the relative sensitivity of invertebrates cannot be predicted, long-term testing on Daphnia sp. should be preferred instead of fish. Considering this information, long-term toxicity testing on fish species is not deemed necessary.