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Guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride and their related chemicals

Document type
Decision
Reference number
POPRC-8/9
Date
Oct 14, 2012
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Hazardous substances
Treaty
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Sep 21, 2001)
Meeting
Eighth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-8)
Website
www.informea.org
Full text
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-9.Russian.docx
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-9.Russian.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-9.Arabic.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-9.Chinese.docx
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-9.English.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-9.Spanish.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-9.French.docx
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-9.Arabic.docx
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-9.English.doc
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-9.French.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-9.Chinese.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-9.Spanish.docx
Abstract

The Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee,

Having considered the comments on the guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride and their related chemicals received from parties and observers in accordance with decision POPRC-7/6,

1. Decides to establish an ad hoc working group to revise the guidance on the basis of the comments submitted by parties and observers and any additional information made available to the working group and to work in accordance with the workplan set out in the annex to the present decision;
2. Invites parties and observers in a position to do so to provide financial support for the preparation of a revised version of the guidance.