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. 2019 Sep 17;17(9):e05763. doi: 10.2903/j.efsa.2019.5763

Table 2.

Description of the variables contained in the list of active substances

Name Label Description
paramCode_AS Substance code Code of the active substance as defined by EFSA's harmonised terminology for scientific research (PARAM catalogue; EFSA, 2019c)
paramName_AS Substance name Name of the active substance as defined by EFSA's harmonised terminology for scientific research (PARAM catalogue; EFSA, 2019c)
NOAEL NOAEL No observed adverse effect level (NOAEL) of the active substance (EFSA, 2019a)
Mechanism Mechanism of action Short reference to the mechanism of action or to the mode of action, where available (EFSA, 2019a)
Study_type Study type Type of regulatory toxicity study required by Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 from which the NOAEL has been derived (EFSA, 2019a)

AS: active substance.