Section 4 – Physical and chemical properties
This section records intrinsic physical and chemical characteristics of the substance.
The physical and chemical properties you enter are generally the same for all certificate application types.
You must provide core physicochemical properties (for example, melting point, boiling point, density, vapour pressure and water solubility). Some properties are only required if available, depending on your chemical and data you hold.
See Types of assessment applications and information required in the Guide to applying for an assessment certificate for a summary of information required for this section.
If you cannot provide information for a required physical and chemical property endpoint, you must request an information waiver and provide appropriate justification.
See our information waivers guidance
Important: Do not select ‘experimental study planned’ or ‘experimental study planned (based on read-across)’. AICIS does not accept these options.
Note: these hints are for all endpoints (e.g., melting point, density, etc).
Administrative data
This information is not eligible for flagging as CBI:
– Physical and chemical data that do not reveal the chemicals composition.
– Summaries of data relating to risks to human health or the environment.
Use the help text provided to complete the fields of each endpoint.
Endpoint
Select the endpoint from the pick list.
Even though the endpoint is clearly indicated in the title (e.g., Boiling point.001), there may be more than one endpoint title. In the case of boiling point, you can select either boiling point or temperature of decomposition.
Provide any comments under Remarks about the endpoint, such as the subtitle of the endpoint report.
Type of information
Select from the pick list to specify the basis of the endpoint study.
If you are applying to waive an information requirement – you will need to provide a justification. If applying, select an option in the data waiving and justification pick list. You can also select other justification then describe what it is, if the standard phrases provided do not meet your circumstances.
Adequacy of study
Select the description from the picklist of how the endpoint study above is used to meet the information requirements for the chemical under your assessment certificate application.
Study period
this information is required to determine if an animal test study is the right information to provide if your chemical is for cosmetic use only.
Data source
This is the literature reference for the endpoint study record.
You can create this through Literature reference under Inventory manager. You can also create the reference here once a pop-up window appears.
Select Create for more than one Literature reference.
Data access and Data protection claimed
This information is required if you are seeking to protect CBI.
Materials and methods
Test guideline – this is a critical field as it identifies the guideline used and whether this is acceptable, based on our requirements. Depending on the endpoint, a pick list is available for you to select the relevant test guideline. For example, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Guideline 103.
If the test was not conducted according to a test guideline, provide details on the principles of the method used – this is a free text field with a guidance template:
- whether the test conducted using this method was compliant
- whether it followed other quality standards
- and the actual type of test method (pick list).
Test material – You can select your test material information from a reference substance or test material reference.
You can also flag specific details of the test material as CBI and provide other information about the test materials.
Results and discussion – Select New item to enter results. Indicate if the result is a key result (see Key Administrative data fields below) and provide more information under Remarks. You can also include tables or other structured information where needed.
Overall remarks – Use this to provide context or clarify study details, if needed.
Attachments – You must attach supporting files. This includes:
- the full study report
- any relevant illustrations, images or graphs.
Applicant’s summary and conclusion – You can describe the main conclusions of the endpoint study here.
