Request for comments on guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives

Decision:

POPRC-7/6: Guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives

Background:

At its seventh meeting, the Committee considered the comments on the guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives received from parties and observers in accordance with decision POPRC-6/5 and revised the guidance based on those comments. The Committee invited parties and observers to submit to the Secretariat comments on the revised guidance and experience in replacing perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives for consideration at the Committee’s eighth meeting.

Request:

• Parties and observers are invited to submit the following information to the Secretariat:

1. Comments on the revised guidance document, including additional information on the health and environmental effects of possible alternatives mentioned therein;
2. Experience in replacing perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives with additional alternative products and/or processes, including information about their health and environmental effects;

Method of submission:

• The revised guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives is set out in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.6/13/Add.3/Rev.1.
• Please submit the information to the Secretariat by e-mail (ssc@pops.int / kohno@pops.int) or by Fax (+41-22-917-8098).

Deadline for submission:

• 31 July 2012

If you have any questions regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Kei Ohno (e-mail: kohno@pops.int; telephone +41 22 917 8201).