× 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. Perfluorooctane sulfonate Document type Decision Reference number POPRC-1/7 Date Nov 7, 2005 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Risk assessment/management Hazardous substances Treaty Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Sep 21, 2001) Meeting First meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-1) Website www.informea.org Full text UNEP-POPS-POPRC.1-POPRC-1-7.French.PDF UNEP-POPS-POPRC.1-POPRC-1-7.Spanish.DOC UNEP-POPS-POPRC.1-POPRC-1-7.Chinese.DOC UNEP-POPS-POPRC.1-POPRC-1-7.French.DOC UNEP-POPS-POPRC.1-POPRC-1-7.Spanish.PDF UNEP-POPS-POPRC.1-POPRC-1-7.English.DOC UNEP-POPS-POPRC.1-POPRC-1-7.English.PDF UNEP-POPS-POPRC.1-POPRC-1-7.Arabic.DOC UNEP-POPS-POPRC.1-POPRC-1-7.Russian.DOC UNEP-POPS-POPRC.1-POPRC-1-7.Chinese.PDF UNEP-POPS-POPRC.1-POPRC-1-7.Arabic.PDF UNEP-POPS-POPRC.1-POPRC-1-7.Russian.PDF Abstract 1. Decides, in accordance with paragraph 4 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention, that it is satisfied that the screening criteria have been fulfilled for perfluorooctane sulfonate, as set out in the evaluation contained in the annex to the present decision; 2. Decides also, in accordance with paragraph 6 of Article 8 of the Convention and paragraph 29 of decision SC-1/7 of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention, to establish an ad hoc working group to review the proposal further and to prepare a draft risk profile in accordance with Annex E to the Convention; 3. Decides further that issues related to the inclusion of potential perfluorooctane sulfonate precursors should be dealt with in developing the draft risk profile; 4. Invites, in accordance with paragraph 4 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention, Parties and observers to submit to the Secretariat the information specified in Annex E before 27 January 2006.