| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/1 | Scenario note for the twentieth meeting of the Chemical Review Committee | |
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Note by the Secretariat
A scenario note developed by the Chair of the Chemical Review Committee of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, Noluzuko Gwayi (South Africa), to assist participants in preparing for the twentieth meeting of the Committee is set out in the annex to the present note. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/2 | Tentative schedule for the meeting | |
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Note by the Secretariat
A tentative schedule for the work of the Chemical Review Committee at its twentieth meeting is set out in the annex to the present note. The schedule will be adapted as work progresses. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/3/Rev.1 | Information on the rotation of the membership of the Chemical Review Committee | |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. In its decision RC-11/2 on the operation of the Chemical Review Committee, the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade appointed 14 designated experts to serve as members of the Committee, with terms of office beginning on 1 May 2024 and ending on 30 April 2028. The curricula vitae of those members are set out in document UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.11/INF/5/Rev.2. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/4 | Comments and responses relating to the draft decision guidance document for chlorpyrifos | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the draft decision guidance document for chlorpyrifos (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/3), the annex to the present note sets out a compilation of comments and responses relating to the draft decision guidance document for chlorpyrifos. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/5 | Comments and responses relating to the draft decision guidance document for mercury | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the draft decision guidance document for mercury (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/4), the annex to the present note sets out a compilation of comments and responses relating to the draft decision guidance document for mercury. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/6 | Information on trade | |
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Note by the Secretariat
The annex to the present note sets out information submitted by ten Parties (Albania, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, European Union, France and Guinea) and two observers (CropLife America and CropLife International) in response to a request made by the Secretariat in accordance with paragraph (c) (iv) of Annex II to the Convention regarding trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/7 | Summary record of notifications of final regulatory action for chemicals reviewed by the Interim Chemical Review Committee or the Chemical Review Committee and of notifications scheduled for review by the Chemical Review Committee | |
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Note by the Secretariat
The Secretariat prepared, as set out in the annex to the present note, a summary of notifications of final regulatory action that have been reviewed by the Interim Chemical Review Committee or the Chemical Review Committee, and of those notifications scheduled for review by the Chemical Review Committee. Excluded from the summary record are those notifications for a use category of a chemical already included in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/8 | Benzidine and its salts: supporting documentation provided by Türkiye | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on benzidine and its salts: notification of final regulatory
action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/5), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by
Türkiye to support its notification of final regulatory action for benzidine and its salts in the industrial
category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/9 | Benzidine and its salts: notification from Canada reviewed by the Chemical Review Committee and the rationale for its conclusion | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on benzidine and its salts: notification of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/5), annex I and II to the present note set out the notification of final regulatory action for benzidine and its salts in the industrial category from Canada reviewed by the Chemical Review Committee at its twelfth meeting and the rationale adopted by the Committee for its conclusion, respectively. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/10 | Carbaryl: supporting documentation provided by Mozambique | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on carbaryl: notification of final regulatory action
(UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/6), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by
Mozambique to support its notification of final regulatory action for carbaryl in the pesticide
category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/11 | Chlorfenvinphos: supporting documentation provided by
Mozambique | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on chlorfenvinphos: notification of final regulatory
action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/7), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by
Mozambique to support its notification of final regulatory action for chlorfenvinphos in the pesticide
category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/12 | Chlorpyrifos: supporting documentation provided by Chile | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on chlorpyrifos: notification of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/8), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Chile to support its notification of final regulatory action for chlorpyrifos in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/13 | Chlorpyrifos: notifications from the European Union, Malaysia, and Sri Lanka reviewed by the Chemical Review Committee and the rationale for its conclusion | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on chlorpyrifos: notification of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/8), the annex to the present note sets out the notifications of final regulatory action for chlorpyrifos in the pesticide category from the European Union, Malaysia and Sri Lanka reviewed by the Chemical Review Committee at its nineteenth meeting and the rationale adopted by the Committee for its conclusion. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/14 | Chlorpyrifos-methyl: supporting documentation provided by Chile | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on chlorpyrifos-methyl: notifications of final regulatory
action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/9), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by
Chile to support its notification of final regulatory action for chlorpyrifos-methyl in the pesticide
category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/15/Rev.1 | Chlorpyrifos-methyl: supporting documentation provided by the European Union | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on chlorpyrifos-methyl: notifications of final regulatory
action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/9), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by
European Union to support its notification of final regulatory action for chlorpyrifos-methyl in the
pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/16 | Cyhexatin: supporting documentation provided by Türkiye | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on cyhexatin: notification of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/10), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Türkiye to support its notification of final regulatory action for cyhexatin in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/17 | Cyhexatin: notification from Canada reviewed by the Chemical Review Committee and the rationale for its conclusion | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on cyhexatin: notification of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/10), the annex to the present note sets out the notification of final regulatory action for cyhexatin in the pesticide category from Canada reviewed by the Chemical Review Committee at its second meeting and the rationale adopted by the Committee for its conclusion. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/18 | Dichlorvos: supporting documentation provided by the European Union | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on dichlorvos: notifications of final regulatory action
(UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/11), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by the
European Union to support its notification of final regulatory action for dichlorvos in the pesticide
category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/19 | Dichlorvos: supporting documentation provided by Malawi | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on dichlorvos: notifications of final regulatory action
(UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/11), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by
Malawi to support its notification of final regulatory action for dichlorvos in the pesticide category.
The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/20 | Dichlorvos: supporting documentation provided by Serbia | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on dichlorvos: notifications of final regulatory action
(UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/11), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by
Serbia to support its notification of final regulatory action for dichlorvos in the pesticide category. The
present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/21 | Dicofol: supporting documentation provided by Chile | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on dicofol: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/12), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Chile to support its notification of final regulatory action for dicofol in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/22 | Dicofol: supporting documentation provided by Peru | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on dicofol: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/12), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Peru to support its notification of final regulatory action for dicofol in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/23 | Dicofol: supporting documentation provided by Türkiye | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on dicofol: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/12), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Türkiye to support its notification of final regulatory action for dicofol in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/24 | Dicofol: notifications from the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the European Union reviewed by the Chemical Review Committee and the rationales for its conclusions | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on dicofol: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/12), the annex to the present note sets out the notifications of final regulatory action for dicofol in the pesticide category from the Kingdom of the Netherlands and the European Union reviewed by the Chemical Review Committee at its second and eighth meetings and the rationales adopted by the Committee for its conclusions. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/25 | Ethion: supporting documentation provided by Mozambique | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on ethion: notification of final regulatory action
(UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/13), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by
Mozambique to support its notification of final regulatory action for ethion in the pesticide category.
The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/26 | Hexachlorobenzene: supporting documentation provided by Australia | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on hexachlorobenzene: notification of final regulatory
action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/14), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by
Australia to support its notification of final regulatory action for hexachlorobenzene in the industrial
category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/27 | Hexachlorobenzene: notification from Canada reviewed by the Chemical Review Committee and the rationale for its conclusion | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on hexachlorobenzene: notification of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/14), annex I and II to the present note set out the notification of final regulatory action for hexachlorobenzene in the industrial category from Canada reviewed by the Chemical Review Committee at its fifth meeting and the rationale adopted by the Committee for its conclusion, respectively. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/28 | Methidathion: supporting documentation provided by
Mozambique | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on methidathion: notification of final regulatory action
(UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/15), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by
Mozambique to support its notification of final regulatory action for methidathion in the pesticide
category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/29 | Paraquat and paraquat dichloride: supporting documentation provided by Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on paraquat and paraquat dichloride: notifications of
final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/16), the annex to the present note sets out
documentation provided by Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Chad, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal to
support their notifications of final regulatory action for paraquat in the pesticide category. The present
note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/30 | Paraquat and paraquat dichloride: supporting documentation provided by Chile | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on paraquat and paraquat dichloride: notifications of
final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/16), the annex to the present note sets out
documentation provided by Chile to support its notification of final regulatory action for paraquat
dichloride in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally
edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/31 | Paraquat and paraquat dichloride: supporting documentation provided by Togo | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on paraquat and paraquat dichloride: notifications of
final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/16), the annex to the present note sets out
documentation provided by Togo to support its notification of final regulatory action for paraquat in
the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/32 | Paraquat and paraquat dichloride: supporting documentation provided by Türkiye | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on paraquat and paraquat dichloride: notifications of
final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/16), the annex to the present note sets out
documentation provided by Türkiye to support its notification of final regulatory action for paraquat in
the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/33 | Paraquat and paraquat dichloride: notifications from Malaysia and Mozambique reviewed by the Chemical Review Committee and the rationale for its conclusion | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on paraquat and paraquat dichloride: notifications of
final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/16), the annex to the present note sets out the
notifications of final regulatory action for paraquat in the pesticide category from Malaysia and
Mozambique reviewed by the Chemical Review Committee at its eighteenth meeting and the rationale
adopted by the Committee for its conclusion. The present note, including its annex, has not been
formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/34 | Pentachlorobenzene: supporting documentation provided by Australia | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on pentachlorobenzene: notification of final regulatory
action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/17), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by
Australia to support its notification of final regulatory action for pentachlorobenzene in the industrial
category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/35 | Pentachlorobenzene: notification from Canada reviewed by the Chemical Review Committee and the rationale for its conclusion | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on hexachlorobenzene: notification of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/14), annex I and II to the present note set out the notification of final regulatory action for hexachlorobenzene in the industrial category from Canada reviewed by the Chemical Review Committee at its fifth meeting and the rationale adopted by the Committee for its conclusion, respectively. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/36 | Phenthoate: supporting documentation provided by Malaysia | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on phenthoate: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/18), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Malaysia to support its notification of final regulatory action for phenthoate in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/37 | Phenthoate: supporting documentation provided by Türkiye | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on phenthoate: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/18), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Türkiye to support its notification of final regulatory action for phenthoate in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/38 | Profenofos: supporting documentation provided by Malaysia | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on profenofos: notifications of final regulatory action
(UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/19), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by
Malaysia to support its notification of final regulatory action for profenofos in the pesticide category.
The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/39 | Profenofos: supporting documentation provided by Türkiye | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on profenofos: notifications of final regulatory action
(UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/19), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Türkiye
to support its notification of final regulatory action for profenofos in the pesticide category. The present
note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/40 | Prothiofos: supporting documentation provided by Malaysia | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on prothiofos: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/20), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Malaysia to support its notification of final regulatory action for prothiofos in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/41 | Prothiofos: supporting documentation provided by Türkiye | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on prothiofos: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/20), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Türkiye to support its notification of final regulatory action for prothiofos in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/42 | Quinalphos: supporting documentation provided by Malaysia | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on quinalphos: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/21), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Malaysia to support its notification of final regulatory action for quinalphos in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/43 | Quinalphos: supporting documentation provided by Türkiye | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on quinalphos: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/21), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Türkiye to support its notification of final regulatory action for quinalphos in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/44 | Thiodicarb: supporting documentation provided by Mozambique | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on thiodicarb: notification of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/22), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Mozambique to support its notification of final regulatory action for thiodicarb in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/45 | Zineb: supporting documentation provided by Ecuador | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on zineb: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/23), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Ecuador to support its notification of final regulatory action for zineb in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/46 | Zineb: supporting documentation provided by Türkiye | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on zineb: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/23), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Türkiye to support its notification of final regulatory action for zineb in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/47 | Cypermethrin emulsifiable concentrate 10%: information collected by the Secretariat | |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As indicated in document UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/24, the Secretariat received a proposal from
the Lao People's Democratic Republic to list cypermethrin emulsifiable concentrate 10% as a severely
hazardous pesticide formulation in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention. In accordance with
paragraph 3 of Article 6 of the Convention, the Secretariat collected from Parties and observers the
additional information set out in part 2 of Annex IV to the Convention regarding the proposal. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/48 | Cypermethrin emulsifiable concentrate 35%: information collected by the Secretariat | |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As indicated in document UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/25, the Secretariat received a proposal from
the Lao People's Democratic Republic to list cypermethrin emulsifiable concentrate 35% as a severely
hazardous pesticide formulation in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention. In accordance with
paragraph 3 of Article 6 of the Convention, the Secretariat collected from Parties and observers the
additional information set out in part 2 of Annex IV to the Convention regarding the proposal. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/49 | Emamectin benzoate water soluble granules 5%: information collected by the Secretariat | |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As indicated in document UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/26, the Secretariat received a proposal from
the Lao People's Democratic Republic to list emamectin benzoate water soluble granules 5% as a
severely hazardous pesticide formulation in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention. In accordance
with paragraph 3 of Article 6 of the Convention, the Secretariat collected from Parties and observers
the additional information set out in part 2 of Annex IV to the Convention regarding the proposal. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/50 | Methomyl soluble powder 40%: information collected by the Secretariat | |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As indicated in document UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/27, the Secretariat received a proposal from
the Lao People’s Democratic Republic to list methomyl soluble powder 40% as a severely hazardous
pesticide formulation in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention. In accordance with paragraph 3 of
Article 6 of the Convention, the Secretariat collected from Parties and observers the additional
information set out in part 2 of Annex IV to the Convention regarding the proposal. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/51 | Dicofol: supporting documentation provided by Switzerland | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on dicofol: notifications of final regulatory action
(UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/12), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by
Switzerland to support its notification of final regulatory action for dicofol in the pesticide category.
The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/52 | Updated indicative list of substances covered by the listing of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds | |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. The present note sets out, in an Excel file, an updated indicative list of substances covered by the listing of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds under the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Pursuant to decision RC-10/8, the Secretariat is to prepare, in consultation with the Chemical Review Committee, an indicative list of PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds, make it available on the website of the Convention and update it periodically. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/53 | List of pre-session documents by agenda item | |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.20/INF/54 | Intersessional task group reports presented at the twentieth meeting of the Chemical Review Committee | |
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Note by the Secretariat
The annex to the present note contains the intersessional task group reports on chlorpyrifos-methyl, dichlorvos, hexachlorobenzene, paraquat and paraquat dichloride, pentachlorobenzene, profenofos, cypermethrin emulsifiable concentrate 10%, cypermethrin emulsifiable concentrate 35%, emamectin benzoate water soluble granules 5% and methomyl soluble powder 40%, as prepared by the intersessional task groups and presented at the twentieth meeting of the Chemical Review Committee. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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