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Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride and their related chemicals in open applications

Document type
Decision
Reference number
POPRC-8/8
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-8-8.Russian.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-8.Arabic.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-8.English.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-8.Spanish.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-8.English.doc
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UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-8.Arabic.docx
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.8-POPRC-8-8.French.pdf
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Abstract

The Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee,

[...] Having reviewed the information provided in the technical paper on the identification and assessment of alternatives to the use of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride and their related chemicals in open applications as set out in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.8/INF/17/Rev.1,

Adopts the recommendations on alternatives to the use of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, its salts, perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride and their related chemicals in open applications, prepared on the basis of the technical paper and contained in the annex to the present decision, for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its sixth meeting.