Amendments to Annex III of the Convention On The Prior Informed Consent Procedure For Certain Hazardous Chemicals And Pesticides In International Trade (listing of Hexabromocyclododecane and Phorate)

Filename: 9056-2019-AmendmentHexabromocyclododecanePhorate-1998-PriorInformedConsentHazardousChemicalsPesticide

RC-9/3: Listing of hexabromocyclododecane in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

Source: https://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/No%20Volume/39973/A-39973-0...

The Conference of the Parties,

Noting with appreciation the work of the Chemical Review Committee,

Having considered the recommendation of the Chemical Review Committee to make hexabromocyclododecane subject to the prior informed consent procedure and, accordingly, to list it in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade as an industrial chemical,

Satisfied that all the requirements for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention have been met,

1. Decides to amend Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to list the following chemical:

Chemical // Relevant CAS number(s) // Category

Hexabromocyclododecane // 25637-99-4 // Industrial

// 3194-55-6 //

// 134237-50-6 //

// 134237-51-7 //

// 134237-52-8 //

2. Also decides that this amendment shall enter into force for all Parties on 16 September 2019;

3. Approves the decision guidance document on hexabromocyclododecane.

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RC-9/4: Listing of phorate in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

The Conference of the Parties,

Noting with appreciation the work of the Chemical Review Committee,

Having considered the recommendation of the Chemical Review Committee to make phorate subject to the prior informed consent procedure and, accordingly, to list it in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade as a pesticide,

Satisfied that all the requirements for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention have been met,

1. Decides to amend Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to list the following chemical:

Chemical Relevant CAS number(s) Category

Phorate 298-02-2 Pesticide

2. Also decides that this amendment shall enter into force for all Parties on 16 September 2019;

3. Approves the decision guidance document on phorate.