Note by the Secretariat

I. Introduction

1. At its fourteenth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted decision POPRC-14/1 on perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds (see UNEP/POPS/POPRC.14/6, annex I). In paragraph 3 of that decision, the Committee decided to establish an intersessional working group to prepare a risk management evaluation that included an analysis of possible control measures for PFHxS, its salts and PFHxS-related compounds in accordance with Annex F to the Convention.

Note by the Secretariat
I. Introduction
1. Norway has submitted a proposal to list Dechlorane Plus (CAS No. 13560-89-9) and its syn isomer (CAS No. 135821-03-3) and anti-isomer (CAS No. 135821-74-8) in Annexes A, B and/or C to the Convention pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 8 of the Convention (see annex to the present note). The proposal is being circulated as submitted and has not been formally edited. The Secretariat’s verification of whether the proposal contains the information specified in Annex D to the Convention is set out in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.15/INF/6.

Note by the Secretariat
I. Introduction
1. The European Union has submitted a proposal to list methoxychlor in Annex A to the Convention pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 8 of the Convention (see annex to the present note). The proposal is being circulated as submitted and has not been formally edited. The Secretariat’s verification of whether the proposal contains the information specified in Annex D to the Convention is set out in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.15/INF/6.

Note by the Secretariat

I. Introduction

1. At its eighth meeting, the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants adopted decisions SC-8/10 and SC-8/11, by which it decided to amend Annex A to the Convention to list decabromodiphenyl ether and short-chain chlorinated paraffins, respectively, with various specific exemptions. Furthermore, the Conference of the Parties adopted decisions SC 8/13 and SC-8/14, on review of information related to specific exemptions for decabromodiphenyl ether and for short-chain chlorinated paraffins, respectively.

Note by the Secretariat

I. Introduction

1. In accordance with paragraph 28 of its terms of reference, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee prepares, for each of its meetings, risk profiles and risk management evaluations as required by Article 8 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. To undertake this task, the Committee establishes an intersessional working group for each chemical and agrees on a workplan for completing the draft risk profiles and risk management evaluations.

I. Opening of the meeting

1. The fifteenth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee was held at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, from 1 to 4 October 2019.

At its fifteenth meeting, by its decision POPRC-15/1, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk management evaluation on perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the Secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.15/2), as revised during the meeting. The text of the risk management evaluation as adopted is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.