Call for information and follow-up to the fifteenth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee

At its fifteenth meeting held in Rome from 1 to 5 October 2019, the POPs Review Committee agreed on the decisions contained in annex I to the report of the meeting (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.15/7).

A letter dated 10 October 2019 requesting the submission of information as agreed by the POPs Review Committee at its fifteenth meeting was sent to Parties and observers.

(1) Invitation for Annex E information (risk profile) on Dechlorane Plus and methoxychlor

 

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Annex E information submission form86 K 91 K 86 K
Invitation for information in follow up to the decisions taken by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee at its fifteenth meeting by 2 December 2019204.39 K 726.53 K 616.93 K

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(2) Invitation for information on specific exemptions on decaBDE and SCCPs

 

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Form for information on decaBDE and SCCPs74.5 K 32.59 K 33.22 K
Invitation for information in follow up to the decisions taken by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee at its fifteenth meeting by 2 December 2019204.39 K 726.53 K 616.93 K

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(3) Invitation for comments on the draft risk profiles on Dechlorane Plus and methoxychlor and draft reports on the review of specific exemptions for decaBDE and SCCPs

 

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Invitation to review and submit comments on the draft risk profiles on Dechlorane Plus and methoxychlor and draft reports on the review of specific exemptions for decabromodiphenyl ether and short-chain chlorinated paraffins221.52 K
Draft supporting document on Dechlorane Plus1.1 MB
Draft risk profile on methoxychlor902 K
Draft risk profile on Dechlorane Plus241.08 K
Draft report on the review of specific exemptions for SCCPs75.14 K
Draft report on the review of specific exemptions for decaBDE1.41 MB

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(4) Invitation for information on the identification of substances covered by the listing of PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds

At its ninth meeting, the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention adopted decision SC-9/12 to list perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds in Annex A to the Convention with specific exemptions. The amendment will enter into force for most Parties on 3 December 2020.

In its decision SC-9/13, the Conference of the Parties noted that in order to support Parties and facilitate the identification of substances and understanding of the listing, an initial indicative list of substances has been prepared as set out in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.13/INF/6/Add.1. The Conference of the Parties invited Parties and others to take into account the information available in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.13/INF/6/Add.1 and to provide further information regarding the identification of substances covered by the listing of PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds. The Secretariat was requested to compile the information submitted by Parties and others and to establish an indicative list of PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds in consultation with the POPs Review Committee. The indicative list will be made available on the website and updated periodically.

A letter dated 12 June 2019 requesting the submission of the information was sent to Parties and observers.

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