Call for Information on Trade

Call for information on trade in the candidate chemicals for which notifications of final regulatory action are tentatively scheduled for review by the Chemical Review Committee at its twenty-second meeting (15–18 September 2026, tbc):

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Communication to Parties and observers (17 March 2026)

Parties and other interested observers are invited to submit by 20 June 2026 information on ongoing international trade for the following eight candidate chemicals:

For each of the chemicals listed above, a notification of final regulatory action from each of at least two PIC regions has been submitted to the Secretariat in line with Article 5 (procedures for banned and severely restricted chemicals) of the Convention. The Secretariat has verified these notifications as being complete against the information requirements of Annex I to the Convention.

Process for collection of information on ongoing international trade

According to the criteria for listing banned or severely restricted chemicals in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention, Annex II, paragraph (c)(iv), indicates that the Chemical Review Committee should consider whether there is evidence of ongoing international trade in the chemicals it reviews.

In line with the process for collecting information on ongoing international trade adopted by the Chemical Review Committee at its first meeting, countries and other interested parties are invited to submit information on ongoing trade and use of the above-listed chemicals. For more information, please consult the CRC Handbook.

1. The notifying Parties are being requested to provide, where available, information on:
   1. the last time they imported the chemical;
   2. whether or not they manufactured the chemical and, if so,
   3. whether they continue to export it.
2. The global industry associations are being requested to provide a response as to whether the above chemicals are manufactured and traded.
3. NGOs dealing with pesticides or industrial chemicals are being requested to provide a response as to whether the above chemicals are manufactured and traded.
4. In addition to the letter dated 6 March 2026, the cover letter of the PIC Circular (PIC Circulars LXIII issued in June 2026) extends an invitation to Designated National Authorities (DNAs) to provide information on trade.

Information should, as much as possible, be submitted in English, the working language of the Chemical Review Committee.

Information can be submitted by 20 June 2026 by e-mail, fax or surface mail to: