Having amended the Stockholm Convention to list nine new chemicals in Annexes A, B, or C of the Convention, the COP adopted decision SC-4/19 to undertake work programmes to provide guidance to Parties on restriction and elimination of the new chemicals.
For this purpose, information is required on the following set of chemicals:
1) Brominated diphenyl ethers found in articles
2) Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF)
3) Other chemicals listed in Annexes A or B of the Convention at the COP4
The information will be used to develop a technical paper, as well as by the POPs Review Committee to review and identify potential information gaps and report to the COP5 with recommendations on the elimination of brominated diphenyl ethers from the waste stream and on risk reduction for PFOS, its salts and PFOSF.
Invitation letter, questionnaire and guidance to submit the information
A letter inviting submission of information on new POPs in accordance with SC-4/19, a questionnaire and guidance for submission were sent from the Secretariat to the National Focal Points (NFPs) and Official Contact Points (OCPs). Subsequently, a reminder letter was sent to the NFPs and OCPs. They are available for download below:
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| Invitation to submit information on new POPs in accordance with decision SC-4/19 adopted at the fourth meeting on the Conference of the Parties (1 November 2009) |
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| Reminder: Invitation to submit information on new POPs in accordance with decision SC-4/19 adopted at the fourth meeting on the Conference of the Parties (7 April 2010) |
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| Questionnaire for submission of information on New POPs in accordance with SC-4/19 |
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| Guidance on submission of information on New POPs in accordance with SC-4/19 |
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Parties and observers are invited to complete the questionnaire and submit it to the Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention, preferably by e-mail (ssc@pops.int) before 30 April 2010 (interim deadline). The final deadline for the submission of information is 1 July 2010. Parties are invited to return the questionnaire, even when no information is available in their country.
For questions, please contact: Ms. Kei Ohno (e-mail: kohno@pops.int; telephone +41 22 917 8201).
Reference documents
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| Annex to decision SC-4/19: Indicative elements of a work programme to facilitate the elimination of listed brominated diphenyl ethers and the restriction or elimination of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its salts, perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride and other chemicals listed in Annexes A or B of the Convention at the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties |
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