Addenda to reports

Addendum

At its second meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk profile on commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.2/7. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is provided below. It has not been formally edited.

Addendum

At its second meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk profile on Chlordecone, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.2/8. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is provided below. It has not been formally edited.

Addendum

At its second meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk profile on hexabromobiphenyl, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.2/9. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is provided below. It has not been formally edited.

Addendum

At its second meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk profile on lindane, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.2/10. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is provided below. It has not been formally edited.

Addendum

At its second meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk profile on perfluorooctane sulfonate, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.2/11. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is provided below. It has not been formally edited.

Addendum

Risk management evaluation on commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether

Addendum

  At its third meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk management evaluation on chlordecone, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/10 and the revision to the risk profile contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.10. The text of the risk management evaluation, as amended, is set out below. It has not been formally edited

Addendum

  At its third meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk management evaluation on hexabromobiphenyl, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/11. The text of the risk management evaluation, as amended, is set out below. It has not been formally edited

At its third meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk management evaluation on lindane, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/12. The text of the risk management evaluation, as amended, is set out below. It has not been formally edited

Addendum

Risk management evaluation on perfluorooctane sulfonat

Addendum

At its third meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk profile on commercial octabromodiphenyl ether, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/14. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is set out below. It has not been formally edited.

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Risk profile on pentachlorobenzen

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Risk profile on alpha hexachlorocyclohexane

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Risk profile on beta hexachlorocyclohexan

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Revised risk profile on chlordecon

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Risk management evaluation for commercial octabromodiphenyl ether

At its fourth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk management evaluation for commercial octabromodiphenyl ether, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.4/6, as amended. The text of the risk management evaluation is set out below. It has not been formally edited

Addendum

At its fourth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk management evaluation for pentachlorobenzene, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.4/7, as amended. The text of the risk management evaluation is set out below. It has not been formally edited

Addendum

    At its fourth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk management evaluation for alpha hexachlorocyclohexane, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.4/8, as amended. The text of the risk management evaluation is set out below. It has not been formally edited.

Addendum

    At its fourth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk management evaluation for beta hexachlorocyclohexane, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.4/9, as amended. The text of the risk management evaluation is set out below. It has not been formally edited

    Addendum

At its third meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, by decision POPRC-3/7, adopted the risk profile for pentachlorobenzene (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.7). An addendum to that risk profile was adopted at its fourth meeting. The text of the addendum is set out below. It has not been formally edited.

Addendum to the risk profile for pentachlorobenzen

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Addendum to the risk management evaluation for perfluorooctane sulfonate

At its third meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, by decision POPRC-3/5, adopted the risk management evaluation for perfluorooctane sulfonate (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.5). An addendum to that evaluation was adopted at its fourth meeting. The text of the addendum is set out below. It has not been formally edited

Prepared by the ad hoc working group on substitution and alternatives of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee of the Stockholm Convention. October 2009

Addendum

At its fifth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk profile on endosulfan, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.5/3. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is set out below.

Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee on the work of its sixth meeting

Addendum

At its sixth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk management evaluation on endosulfan on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.6/9, as amended. The text of the risk management evaluation is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee on the work of its sixth meeting

Addendum

At its sixth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk profile on hexabromocyclododecane, on the basis of the draft risk profile contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.6/10. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee on the work of its sixth meeting

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Guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives

At its sixth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee endorsed guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives, on the basis of the draft guidance contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.6/INF/8 as amended during the meeting. The text of the guidance as endorsed is set out below.

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Guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives

1. At its sixth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee endorsed guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives, on the basis of the draft guidance contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.6/INF/8 as amended during the meeting.
2. At its seventh meeting, the Committee considered the comments on the guidance received from parties and observers in accordance with decision POPRC-6/15 and revised the guidance based on those comments. The text of the guidance as revised during the meeting is set out below. It has been reproduced without formal editing.

Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee on the work of its seventh meeting

Addendum

Risk management evaluation on hexabromocyclododecane

At its seventh meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk management evaluation on hexabromocyclododecane on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.7/5, as amended. The text of the risk management evaluation is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

Addendum

At its eighth meeting, by its decision POPRC-8/1, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk profile on chlorinated naphthalenes on the basis of the draft risk profile contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.8/2. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is set out in the annex to the present addendum; it has not been formally edited.

Addendum

At its eighth meeting, by its decision POPRC-8/2, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk profile on hexachlorobutadiene on the basis of the draft risk profile contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.8/3. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is set out in the annex to the present addendum; it has not been formally edited.

Addendum

At its seventh meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, by its decision POPRC-7/1, adopted a risk management evaluation on hexabromocyclododecane (see UNEP/POPS/POPRC.7/19/Add.1). At its eighth meeting, by its decision POPRC-8/3, the Committee adopted an addendum to that evaluation (see annex). The text of the addendum has not been formally edited.

Addendum

Risk management evaluation on chlorinated naphthalenes

At its ninth meeting, by its decision POPRC-9/1, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk management evaluation for chlorinated naphthalenes on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.9/4. The text of the risk management evaluation, as amended, is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

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Risk management evaluation on hexachlorobutadiene

At its ninth meeting, by its decision POPRC-9/2, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk management evaluation for hexachlorobutadiene on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.9/5. The text of the risk management evaluation, as amended, is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

Addendum

Risk profile on pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters

At its ninth meeting, by its decision POPRC-9/3, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk profile for pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.9/6. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

Addendum

Risk management evaluation on pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters

1. The tenth 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 27 to 30 October 2014. Ms. Estefania Moreira (Brazil), Chair of the Committee, declared the meeting open at 9.30 a.m. on Monday, 27 October 2014, welcoming the members of the Committee, observers and invited experts.

Addendum

Risk profile on decabromodiphenyl ether (commercial mixture, c decaBDE)

At its tenth meeting, by its decision POPRC-10/2, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk profile for decabromodiphenyl ether (commercial mixture, c-decaBDE) on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.10/3). The text of the risk profile, as amended, is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

Addendum

Risk management evaluation on decabromodiphenyl ether (commercial mixture, c-decaBDE)

At its eleventh meeting, by its decision POPRC-11/1, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk management evaluation for decabromodiphenyl ether (commercial mixture, c-decaBDE) on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.11/2). The text of the risk management evaluation, as amended, is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

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Risk profile on short-chained chlorinated paraffins

At its eleventh meeting, by its decision POPRC-11/3, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk profile for short-chained chlorinated paraffins on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.11/4). The text of the risk profile, as amended, is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

Addendum

Risk profile on dicofol

At its twelfth meeting, by its decision POPRC-12/1, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk profile on dicofol on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the Secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.12/2), as revised during the meeting. The text of the risk profile as adopted is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

Addendum

Risk profile on pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (CAS No: 335-67-1, PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid), its salts and PFOA-related compounds

At its twelfth meeting, by its decision POPRC-12/2, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk profile for pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (CAS No: 335-67-1, PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid), its salts and PFOA-related compounds on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the Secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.12/3), as revised during the meeting. The text of the risk profile as adopted is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

Addendum

Risk management evaluation on short-chain chlorinated paraffins

At its twelfth meeting, by its decision POPRC-12/3, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk management evaluation on short-chain chlorinated paraffins on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.12/4) 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.

Addendum

Assessment of additional information on decabromodiphenyl ether (commercial mixture, c-decaBDE) for the further defining of some critical spare parts in the automotive and aerospace industries and on its use in textiles in developing countries (summary, conclusion and recommendations)

The annex to the present note reproduces the summary, conclusion and recommendations of the assessment of additional information on decabromodiphenyl ether (commercial mixture, c-decaBDE) for the further defining of some critical spare parts in the automotive and aerospace industries and on its use in textiles in developing countries agreed to by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee at its twelfth meeting. It has not been formally edited. The full assessment is set out in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.12/INF/9/Rev.1.

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Evaluation of new information in relation to the listing of hexachlorobutadiene in Annex C to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (executive summary)

The annex to the present note reproduces the executive summary of the evaluation of new information in relation to the listing of hexachlorobutadiene in Annex C to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants agreed to by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee at its twelfth meeting. It has not been formally edited. The full report of the evaluation is set out in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.12/INF/12/Rev.1.

Addendum

Risk management evaluation on dicofol

At its thirteenth meeting, by its decision POPRC-13/2, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk management evaluation on dicofol on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the Secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.13/2), 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.

Addendum

Risk management evaluation on pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (CAS No: 335-67-1, PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid), its salts and PFOA-related compounds

At its thirteenth meeting, by its decision POPRC-13/2, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk management evaluation on pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (CAS No: 335-67-1, PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid), its salts and PFOA-related compounds on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the Secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.13/3), 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.

Addendum

Note by the Secretariat

At its fourteenth meeting, by its decision POPRC-14/1, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk profile 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.14/2), as revised during the meeting. The text of the risk profile as adopted is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

Addendum

Note by the Secretariat

At its fourteenth meeting, by its decision POPRC-14/2, the Committee adopted an addendum to the risk management evaluation on perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the Secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.14/3), as revised during the meeting. The text of the addendum to the risk management evaluation as adopted is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

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.

Note by the Secretariat

At its sixteenth meeting, by its decision POPRC-16/2, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk profile for methoxychlor on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the Secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.16/3), as revised during the meeting. The text of the risk profile as adopted is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

At its seventeenth meeting, by its decision POPRC-17/1, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk management evaluation on methoxychlor on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the Secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.17/2), 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.

At its seventeenth meeting, by its decision POPRC-17/2, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk profile for Dechlorane Plus on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the Secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.17/3), as revised during the meeting. The text of the risk profile as adopted is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

At its seventeenth meeting, by its decision POPRC-17/3, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk profile for UV-328 on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the Secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.17/4), as revised during the meeting. The text of the risk profile as adopted is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

At its eighteenth meeting, in decision POPRC-18/1, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk management evaluation for Dechlorane Plus on the basis of the draft text contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.18/2/Add.1, as revised during the meeting. The text of the risk management evaluation as adopted is set out in the annex to the present addendum, without formal editing.

At its eighteenth meeting, in decision POPRC-18/2, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk management evaluation for UV-328 on the basis of the draft text contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.18/3/Add.1, as revised during the meeting. The text of the risk management evaluation as adopted is set out in the annex to the present addendum, without formal editing.

At its eighteenth meeting, in decision POPRC-18/4, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk profile for chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C14 17 and chlorination levels at or exceeding 45 per cent chlorine by weight on the basis of the draft text contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.18/5/Add.1, as revised during the meeting. The text of the risk profile as adopted is set out in the annex to the present addendum, without formal editing.

At its eighteenth meeting, in decision POPRC-18/5, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk profile for long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and related compounds on the basis of the draft text contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.18/6/Add.1, as revised during the meeting. The text of the risk profile as adopted is set out in the annex to the present addendum, without formal editing.

At its nineteenth meeting, by its decision POPRC-19/1, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk management evaluation for chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C14–17 and chlorination levels at or exceeding 45 per cent chlorine by weight on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the Secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.19/2), 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.

At its nineteenth meeting, by its decision POPRC-19/2, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk management evaluation for long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and related compounds on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the Secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.19/3), 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.

At its nineteenth meeting, by decision POPRC-19/3, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk profile for chlorpyrifos on the basis of the draft contained in the note by the Secretariat (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.19/4), as revised during the meeting. The text of the risk profile as adopted is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.