× 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. Exemptions Document type Decision Reference number SC-4/3 Date May 4, 2009 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword International agreement-text Treaty Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Sep 21, 2001) Meeting Fourth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention Website www.informea.org Full text UNEP-POPS-COP.4-SC-4-3.French.doc UNEP-POPS-COP.4-SC-4-3.Russian.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.4-SC-4-3.Arabic.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.4-SC-4-3.Russian.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.4-SC-4-3.English.doc UNEP-POPS-COP.4-SC-4-3.Spanish.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.4-SC-4-3.Chinese.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.4-SC-4-3.French.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.4-SC-4-3.Spanish.doc UNEP-POPS-COP.4-SC-4-3.Arabic.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.4-SC-4-3.Chinese.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.4-SC-4-3.English.pdf Abstract 1. Notes the cancellation of all specific exemptions that were recorded in the Register of Specific Exemptions for the persistent organic pollutant chemicals listed in Annexes A or B of the Convention at the time of its adoption; 2. Also notes that, with the exception of polychlorinated biphenyls, all current exemptions listed in Annex A and Annex B of the Convention will be unavailable to Parties after 17 May 2009;[...] 4. Agrees to extend the expiration date in paragraph 6 of the review process for entries in the Register of Specific Exemptions to 2015;