Ecolex Logo
The gateway to
environmental law
Search results » Treaty decision

Work programmes on new persistent organic pollutants

Document type
Decision
Reference number
POPRC-6/2
Date
Oct 11, 2010
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Treaty
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Sep 21, 2001)
Meeting
Sixth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-6)
Website
www.informea.org
Full text
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-2.Chinese.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-2.Arabic.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-2.Russian.doc
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-2.Arabic.doc
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-2.Spanish.doc
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-2.English.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-2.Russian.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-2.Chinese.doc
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-2.Spanish.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-2.French.pdf
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-2.English.doc
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-2.French.doc
Abstract

Taking note of decisions SC-4/10–SC-4/18, by which the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants amended Annexes A, B and C to the Convention to list nine new chemicals therein,

Recalling decision SC-4/19, by which the Conference of the Parties established indicative elements of a work programme to provide guidance to the parties on how best to eliminate listed brominated diphenyl ethers, and to restrict or eliminate perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and its salts, perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF) and other chemicals listed in Annex A or B to the Convention at the fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties,