Once chemicals are listed under the Rotterdam Convention, Parties to the Convention have to apply the prior informed consent procedure for these chemicals.
At its ninth meeting, in decision RC-9/6 on enhancing the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention, the Conference of the Parties requested the Secretariat, subject to the availability of resources, to continue sharing collected information on the measurable impacts of listing and not listing chemicals in Annex III.
Additionally, during its discussions on status of implementation of the Convention during the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, it was proposed that the Secretariat collect relevant data on trade in chemicals listed or recommended for listing in Annex III to the Convention. The Conference of the Parties decided that the Secretariat, in undertaking its work, should take into account this suggestion.
Parties, non-Parties, industry, civil society and other stakeholders are invited to provide such information to the Secretariat (andrea.lechner@un.org).
Please note that the provided information is posted below as received and does not necessarily reflect the views, decisions or policies of the Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention, of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations or of the United Nations Environment Programme.
Information on the impacts of listing chemicals in Annex III
Date
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Title
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Submitter |
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21 February 2018 |
A Study on the effect of listing of chemicals in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention |
European Commission |
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22 March 2017 |
Study of information on the impacts of listing chemicals in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention |
Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention |
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Information on trade in chemicals recommended for listing
Information submitted by Parties and observers in accordance with paragraph (c) (iv) of Annex II to the Convention regarding trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee
Date
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Document
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Title
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Submitter |
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11 April 2022 |
N/A |
Information from the European Union on international trade in chemicals listed or recommended for listing in Annex III to the Convention
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European Union |
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15 October 2019 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.15/INF/4/Rev.1 |
Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee |
Argentina, Canada, Japan, Mexico, CropLife International |
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31 August 2018 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.14/INF/4/Rev.2 |
Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee |
Montenegro, CropLife International, Pesticide Action Network International and International POPs Elimination Network
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17 August 2017 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.13/INF/5 |
Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee |
European Union, Croplife International |
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21 July 2016 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.12/INF/4 |
Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee |
European Union, Croplife International |
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29 July 2015 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.11/INF/5 |
Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee |
European Union, Croplife International |
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29 September 2014 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.10/INF/6 |
Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee |
European Union, Trinidad and Tobago, Croplife International |
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20 September 2013 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.9/INF/8 |
Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee |
European Union, Croplife International |
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2 March 2012 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.8/INF/4/Rev.1 |
Information on trade in the chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee at its eighth meeting |
European Union, Croplife International |
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21 February 2011 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.7/INF/3 |
Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee at its seventh meeting |
Argentina, Australia, Colombia, European Union, Norway, CropLife International, Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific |
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28 January 2010 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.6/INF/2 |
Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee at its sixth meeting |
CropLife International, Pesticide Action Network UK |
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28 January 2009 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.5/INF/2 |
Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee at its fifth meeting |
Canada, Thailand, European Community, Pesticide Action network, Croplife International |
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10 March 2009 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.5/INF/2/Add.1 |
Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee at its fifth meeting |
Thailand, Hungary |
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20 March 2009 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.5/INF/2/Add.2 |
Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee at its fifth meeting |
Brazil |
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04 February 2008 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.4/INF/2 |
Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the fourth meeting of the Chemical Review Committee |
Brazil, Romania, Canada, Thailand, Republic of Korea, Croplife International, Pesticide Action network (PAN) |
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03 March 2007 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.3/INF.2 |
Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the third meeting of the Chemical Review Committee |
Cyprus, European Commission, Ukraine, Romania, CropLife International, New Zealand |
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23 January 2006 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.2/INF/2 |
Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee at its second meeting |
Canada, Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK), CropLife International, Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education (FASE) |
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3 February 2005 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.1/INF/5 |
Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the first meeting of the Chemical Review Committee |
Australia, Canada, Turkey, Ukraine, Crop Life International, CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Council) |
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Information on trade in Annex III chemicals and in chemicals banned or severely restricted by the exporting Party
Information submitted by Parties in accordance with decision RC-7/2 on the implementation of Articles 11, 12 and 14 of the Convention
Period
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Title
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2017 and 2018 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.10/INF/7 |
Responses received from Parties to the questionnaire for the calendar years 2017 and 2018 on the implementation of paragraph 2 of Article 11 and Articles 12 and 14 of the Rotterdam Convention |

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2016 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/8 |
Responses received from Parties to the questionnaire for the calendar year 2016 on the implementation of paragraph 2 of Article 11 and Articles 12 and 14 of the Rotterdam Convention |

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2015 |
UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.8/INF/10 |
Responses received from Parties to the questionnaire on the implementation of paragraph 2 of Article 11 and Articles 12 and 14 of the Rotterdam Convention |

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2014 and before |
UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.7/INF/13 |
Responses received from parties to the questionnaire on paragraph 2 (c) of Article 11 and on Article 12 |
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