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Assessment of alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonic acid in open applications

Document type
Decision
Reference number
POPRC-7/5
Date
Oct 10, 2011
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Treaty
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Sep 21, 2001)
Meeting
Seventh meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-7)
Website
www.informea.org
Full text
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.7-POPRC-7-5.Russian.doc
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.7-POPRC-7-5.Chinese.doc
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.7-POPRC-7-5.Arabic.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.7-POPRC-7-5.Spanish.doc
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.7-POPRC-7-5.French.doc
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.7-POPRC-7-5.Spanish.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.7-POPRC-7-5.Arabic.doc
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.7-POPRC-7-5.English.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.7-POPRC-7-5.English.doc
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.7-POPRC-7-5.Russian.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.7-POPRC-7-5.French.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.7-POPRC-7-5.Chinese.pdf
Abstract

1. Requests the Secretariat, subject to the availability of resources, to commission a technical paper on the identification and assessment of alternatives to the use of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid in open applications based on the terms of reference set out in annex I to the present decision and the outline revised during its seventh meeting;

2. Decides to establish an ad hoc working group to undertake the activities requested in paragraphs 5 and 7 of decision SC-5/5 and agrees to work in accordance with the workplan set out in annex II to the present decision;