× Information on this section of ECOLEX comes from the InforMEA Portal which compiled information from MEA Secretariats with the support of the European Union. The accuracy of the information displayed is the responsibility of the originating data source. In case of discrepancy the information as displayed on the respective MEA website prevails. Actions related to perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds Document type Decision Reference number SC-9/13 Date Apr 28, 2019 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Waste & hazardous substances Treaty Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Sep 21, 2001) Meeting Meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (BC COP-14, RC COP-9, SC COP-9) Website www.informea.org Full text UNEP-POPS-COP.9-SC-9-13.English.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.9-SC-9-13.English.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.9-SC-9-13.French.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.9-SC-9-13.French.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.9-SC-9-13.Russian.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.9-SC-9-13.Russian.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.9-SC-9-13.Spanish.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.9-SC-9-13.Spanish.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.9-SC-9-13.Chinese.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.9-SC-9-13.Chinese.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.9-SC-9-13.Arabic.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.9-SC-9-13.Arabic.pdf Abstract The Conference of the Parties Review of the specific exemptions for the production and use of PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds for the use of perfluorooctyl iodide for the production of perfluorooctyl bromide for the purpose of producing pharmaceutical products 1. Invites each Party in the register of specific exemptions for the production and use of PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds for the use of perfluorooctyl iodide for the production of perfluorooctyl bromide for the purpose of producing pharmaceutical products listed in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants to report to the Secretariat, by 1 December 2025, justifying its need for the registration of that exemption;