Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC)

Overview and Mandate

Membership

Meetings

Reports and Decisions

POPRC Recommendations

Call for information

Workshops and Webinars

Guidance

POPRC.4 Follow-up

Communications

Annex E Information-Endosulfan

Comments Endosulfan Draft Risk Profile

Comments – Draft Guidance Documents

Comments on Pocket Guide

POPRC meetings

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Fourth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC.4)

Geneva, Switzerland

from 13 to 17 October 2008

The 31 Committee members will gather to review the chemicals proposed for listing under Annex A, B, and/or C of the Stockholm Convention and to discuss other relevant issues.

Meeting Documents

Presentations

Presentation on "Guidance on flame-retardant alternatives to pentabromodiphenylether (PentaBDE)"

Presentation on toxic interactions by Prof. Marco Vighi

Presentation on toxic interactions by Dr. Rolf Altenburger

Presentation on substitutes and alternatives by Mr. Michael Wittman (Austria)

Presentation on substitutes and alternatives by Mr. Shuji Tamura (Japan)

Intersessional working groups

Endosulfan, Substitution and alternatives,Toxic interactions, Effective participation

Daily coverage

Press Release

Full coverage by ENB

POPRC Photo Gallery

Photo gallery: Fourth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC)

Fourth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC)
Geneva, Switzerland
13 - 17 October 2008

Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention - UNEP
Office address: 11-13, Chemin des Anémones - 1219 Châtelaine, Switzerland
Postal address: Avenue de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève 10, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 8271
Email: brs@un.org

Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention
Office address: 11-13, Chemin des Anémones - 1219 Châtelaine, Switzerland
Postal address: Avenue de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève 10, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 8271
Email: brs@un.org

Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention - FAO
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy
Tel.: +39 06 5703 3765 - Fax: +39 06 5703 3224
Email: pic@fao.org

Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
Office address: 11-13, Chemin des Anémones - 1219 Châtelaine, Switzerland
Postal address: Avenue de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève 10, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0)22 917 8271
Email: brs@un.org

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