Carbosulfan

Carbosulfan is a candidate chemical that has been recommended by the Chemicals Review Committee (CRC) for its inclusion in the PIC procedure but for which the Conference of the Parties (COP) has not yet been able to reach consensus on whether to list in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention.

The COP, at its 8th meeting in 2017, adopted a decision on carbosulfan (Decision RC-8/6), which, among other issues, encourages Parties to make use of available information to make informed decisions regarding the import and management of carbosulfan, and to inform other Parties of those decisions, using the information exchange provisions laid down in Article 14 of the Rotterdam Convention.

COP8 also decided that the agenda for COP9 shall include further consideration of a draft decision listing carbosulfan in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention. COP9, COP10 and COP 11 decided to defer further consideration of the chemical to their corresponding subsequent meeting.

The Secretariat publishes the information received from the Parties on carbosulfan in the Appendix VI "Information exchange on chemicals recommended by the Chemical Review Committee for listing in Annex III but for which the Conference of the Parties has yet to take a final decision" of the PIC Circular.

COP decision on consideration of carbosulfan for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

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COP Decision RC-8/6	Consideration of carbosulfan in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

CRC decision including rationale for the recommendation

The Chemical Review Committee recommended to the Conference of the Parties that carbosulfan should be listed, as a pesticide, in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention (Decision CRC-11/4, document UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.11/9).

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CRC-11/4	Decision CRC-11/4: Carbosulfan

Draft DGD adopted by CRC12

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UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.12/3/Rev.1	Draft decision guidance document for carbosulfan

Notifications and supporting documentation on carbosulfan reviewed by the CRC

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UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.11/7	Carbosulfan: notifications of final regulatory action
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.11/INF/14	Carbosulfan: supporting documentation provided by the European Union
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.11/INF/15	Carbosulfan: supporting documentation provided by Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Chad, the Gambia, Mauritania, the Niger, Senegal and Togo