Where the law already prices test data
3 of the 6 legal texts read in the EU, GB and the US compensate or reimburse the company that holds the test data, newest read 28 October 2026.
Whether the holder is paid
What it asks of a data holder
The operative words
How every instrument answered
One instrument to a row. Expand an answer for its source sentence, word for word, plus the text and the read date; "not stated" means that text does not cover the question.
| Instrument | What it asks of a data holder | Whether the holder is paid | The operative words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 40 CFR Part 790, TSCA testing procedures | submit test data to the regulator | the holder is compensated or reimbursed | You must use the CISS tool to complete and submit via CDX all data, reports, other… |
| 40 CFR Part 791, TSCA data reimbursement | share the cost of the data fairly | the holder is compensated or reimbursed | This part establishes procedures and criteria to be used in determining fair amounts of… |
| ECHA guidance on REACH data sharing | share existing test data with a later registrant | not statedNot addressed in ECHA, data sharing | By doing this, the registrants reduce registration costs and avoid unnecessary testing… |
| ECHA inquiry process under REACH | share existing test data with a later registrant | not statedNot addressed in ECHA, inquiry | ECHA puts potential registrants and previous registrants in contact with each other to… |
| Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/9, joint submission and data sharing under REACH | share the cost of the data fairly | the holder is compensated or reimbursed | they shall make every effort to reach an agreement on the sharing of the information. |
| TSCA section 14, confidential business information | lets the holder claim data as confidential | not statedNot addressed in US EPA, TSCA CBI | EPA is required to review and make determinations on many TSCA CBI claims. |
The 21 sentences the answers come from
- 40 CFR Part 790, TSCA testing procedures, eCFR, 40 CFR Part 790, read 2026-10-28, What it asks of a data holder:
You must use the CISS tool to complete and submit via CDX all data, reports, other information, and correspondence required by rules promulgated under TSCA section 4
- 40 CFR Part 790, TSCA testing procedures, eCFR, 40 CFR Part 790, read 2026-10-28, Whether the holder is paid:
Reimbursement period refers to a period that begins when the data from the last non-duplicative test to be completed under a test rule are submitted to EPA
- 40 CFR Part 790, TSCA testing procedures, eCFR, 40 CFR Part 790, read 2026-10-28, The operative words:
You must use the CISS tool to complete and submit via CDX all data, reports, other information, and correspondence required by rules promulgated under TSCA section 4
- 40 CFR Part 791, TSCA data reimbursement, eCFR, 40 CFR Part 791, read 2026-10-28, What it asks of a data holder:
This part establishes procedures and criteria to be used in determining fair amounts of reimbursement for testing costs incurred under section 4(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
- 40 CFR Part 791, TSCA data reimbursement, eCFR, 40 CFR Part 791, read 2026-10-28, Whether the holder is paid:
Section 4(c) of TSCA requires EPA to develop rules for the determination of fair and equitable reimbursement
- 40 CFR Part 791, TSCA data reimbursement, eCFR, 40 CFR Part 791, read 2026-10-28, The operative words:
This part establishes procedures and criteria to be used in determining fair amounts of reimbursement for testing costs incurred under section 4(a) of the Toxic Substances Control Act
- ECHA guidance on REACH data sharing, ECHA, data sharing, read 2026-10-28, What it asks of a data holder:
This applies in particular to information involving tests on vertebrate animals.
- ECHA guidance on REACH data sharing, ECHA, data sharing, read 2026-10-28, Whether the holder is paid: The text is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 2,156 characters long.
- ECHA guidance on REACH data sharing, ECHA, data sharing, read 2026-10-28, The operative words:
By doing this, the registrants reduce registration costs and avoid unnecessary testing, especially on vertebrate animals.
- ECHA inquiry process under REACH, ECHA, inquiry, read 2026-10-28, What it asks of a data holder:
This information enables the potential registrant to request the sharing of existing data from the previous registrants.
- ECHA inquiry process under REACH, ECHA, inquiry, read 2026-10-28, Whether the holder is paid: The text is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 4,170 characters long.
- ECHA inquiry process under REACH, ECHA, inquiry, read 2026-10-28, The operative words:
ECHA puts potential registrants and previous registrants in contact with each other to share data and to submit a joint registration.
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/9, joint submission and data sharing under REACH, EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2016/9, read 2026-10-28, What it asks of a data holder:
Costs relating to sharing and jointly submitting information, in accordance with Articles 11(1), 19(1), 27(3) and 30(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, should be determined in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner.
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/9, joint submission and data sharing under REACH, EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2016/9, read 2026-10-28, Whether the holder is paid:
annual records of costs incurred and compensation received should be kept by those parties.
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/9, joint submission and data sharing under REACH, EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2016/9, read 2026-10-28, The operative words:
they shall make every effort to reach an agreement on the sharing of the information.
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/9, joint submission and data sharing under REACH, EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2016/9, read 2026-10-28, What it asks of a data holder:
Costs relating to sharing and jointly submitting information, in accordance with Articles 11(1), 19(1), 27(3) and 30(1) of Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006, should be determined in a fair, transparent and non-discriminatory manner.
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/9, joint submission and data sharing under REACH, EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2016/9, read 2026-10-28, Whether the holder is paid:
annual records of costs incurred and compensation received should be kept by those parties.
- Implementing Regulation (EU) 2016/9, joint submission and data sharing under REACH, EUR-Lex, Regulation (EU) 2016/9, read 2026-10-28, The operative words:
they shall make every effort to reach an agreement on the sharing of the information.
- TSCA section 14, confidential business information, US EPA, TSCA CBI, read 2026-10-28, What it asks of a data holder:
This website informs businesses, policymakers, and the public about the confidential business information (CBI) provisions of § 14 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA)
- TSCA section 14, confidential business information, US EPA, TSCA CBI, read 2026-10-28, Whether the holder is paid: The text is silent here; it was read in full on 2026-10-28, 3,068 characters long.
- TSCA section 14, confidential business information, US EPA, TSCA CBI, read 2026-10-28, The operative words:
EPA is required to review and make determinations on many TSCA CBI claims.
Read and excluded
We read 1 named document that turned out not to be what this board asks about; why is given below. It counts toward the reading, not the answers.
- HSE, UK REACH registration - HSE: an index page of UK REACH registration guidance that states no rule itself
How this was built
Each instrument's own the regulations and regulators' own texts in the EU, GB and the US were read through estate-fetch and stored whole (sha256 on every row).
For every text, three questions were answered from its own words: what it asks of a data holder, whether the holder is paid, the operative words.
Every stated answer carries the sentence it rests on, checked against the stored text; 'not stated' means the text read does not address the question.
A instrument with several texts reads 'varies' where they disagree.
6 instruments, 7 texts.
2 named documents have not been read and are excluded from the counts.
Where we looked (10)
- EUR-Lex, Implementing regulation - 2016/9 - EN - EUR-Lex (cited for reporting; the publisher's own the regulations and regulators' own texts in the EU, GB and the US)
- EUR-Lex, Implementing regulation - 2016/9 - EN - EUR-Lex (cited for reporting; the publisher's own the regulations and regulators' own texts in the EU, GB and the US)
- ECHA, Data sharing - ECHA (cited for reporting; the publisher's own the regulations and regulators' own texts in the EU, GB and the US)
- ECHA, Inquiry - ECHA (cited for reporting; the publisher's own the regulations and regulators' own texts in the EU, GB and the US)
- legislation.gov.uk, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Auth (not yet read)
- legislation.gov.uk, Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Auth (not yet read)
- HSE, UK REACH registration - HSE (read, set aside)
- eCFR, eCFR :: 40 CFR Part 790 -- Procedures Governing Testing Consent Agreements and Test Rules (cited for reporting; the publisher's own the regulations and regulators' own texts in the EU, GB and the US)
- eCFR, eCFR :: 40 CFR Part 791 -- Data Reimbursement (cited for reporting; the publisher's own the regulations and regulators' own texts in the EU, GB and the US)
- US EPA, Confidential Business Information under TSCA | US EPA (cited for reporting; the publisher's own the regulations and regulators' own texts in the EU, GB and the US)
Take this figure with you
3 of the 6 legal texts read in the EU, GB and the US compensate or reimburse the company that holds the test data, newest read 28 October 2026.
What it asks of a data holder, by instrument: share the cost of the data fairly 2 of 6, share existing test data with a later registrant 2 of 6, lets the holder claim data as confidential 1 of 6, submit test data to the regulator 1 of 6 (6 instruments, read 28 October 2026).
Whether the holder is paid, by instrument: not stated 3 of 6, the holder is compensated or reimbursed 3 of 6 (6 instruments, read 28 October 2026).
The operative words, by instrument: stated 6 of 6 (6 instruments, read 28 October 2026).
To cite: "Where the law already prices test data", updated 2026-10-28, https://sellmaterialdatatoai.com/datasets/materials-test-data-sharing-rules/.
The data as a CSV (21 answers, compiled 2026-10-28)