Water and Sediment Bioassay Programme:

Year 6 of the Bioassay component will run from May 2011 till December 2011. For Year 6 the assays offered are:

Reference Materials

Sediment Bioassays: Ivermectin (antihelmintic drug) in the form of a commercial premix.

QA Programme for 2011

For each of their chosen assays, each participating laboratory will be required to:

• Conduct one reference test with the reference test compound (timetable below), producing a dose response curve with calculated EC50 and 95% confidence limits. Reference compound to be distributed by the lead laboratory.

A report of the results for each round will be produced (laboratories assigned codes to achieve anonimity) and sent to each participant.

Provisional Timetable of Events

Deadline for Registration 17 June 2011.

Registration Package

On payment of the annual registration fee, participants will receive:

• Updated Training CD-ROM (where available) for each assay enrolled
• Reference materials couriered to their laboratory
• Relevant protocols and instructions
• Data template for each bioassay
• Electronic summary report of laboratories performance from each intercalibration exercise
• Confidential statement of performance

Please read the detailed description of the functions of the Lead Laboratory and Participating Laboratories.

Registration Fees for year 6

Fees are subject to VAT, where applicable, (see below).
Fees are subject to postage (per distribution) at the following rates

Registration and Payment

Cefas Technology Ltd (CTL) is a wholly owned company of Cefas, and will manage registration and payment administration of the whole organism component of the BEQUALM QA/QC programme using the on-line ordering and payment system available on the CTL website

This is to keep administration to a minimum and costs to participants as low as possible. Payment is required in advance of the start of the Programme Year. No materials will be dispatched until payment has been received in full. A booking receipt is generated by the on-line ordering system automatically once you have placed your order.

Various payment options are available (see below).

BEQUALM WHOLE ORGANISM COMPONENT - PAYMENT OPTIONS and VAT LIABILITY

The following payment options are available:

Credit card payments are acceptable for payments in Great British Pounds (GBP).

BACS payments and bank credit transfers are acceptable. Please ensure that your payment includes all bank charges incurred for transferring fees. Cefas Technology Ltd will not be liable for these charges and will aim to recover costs incurred from participants.

The liability for Value Added Tax (VAT) on the services provided is as follows:

UK & The Isle of Man: participants are liable to UK VAT

EU (not UK) participants who are not registered for VAT are liable for UK VAT. Participants who are registered for VAT and who receive the supply for business purposes are not liaible for UK VAT and should account for any tax locally. You will be asked to supply your VAT number during the on-line ordering process.

CANCELLATION No refunds are available on cancellation.

CONFIRMATION. Your order will be confirmed via the on-line ordering system.

BEQUALM WHOLE ORGANISM COMPONENT - Terms and Conditions

Laboratories participating in the scheme do so on the basis of accepting the Special Terms and Conditions for the Products and Services provided by CTL, acting through Cefas under the Whole Organism Component of the BEQUALM QA/QC programme, and should be read in conjunction with the CTL Standard Website Terms and Conditions of Sale.

In order to register for the BEQUALM whole organism component each Participating Laboratory ("Buyer") will be asked to confirm their agreement to these terms and conditions as provided by CTL ("The Seller")

To place an order to participate please proceed to order

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