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Hexabromobiphenyl

Tipo de documento
Decision
Número de referencia
POPRC-2/3
Fecha
Nov 6, 2006
Fuente
UNEP, InforMEA
Estado
Activo
Materia
Desechos y sustancias peligrosas
Palabra clave
Salud pública Evaluación/manejo de riesgos
Tratado
Convenio de Estocolmo sobre contaminantes orgánicos persistentes (Sep 21, 2001)
Reunión
Second meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-2)
Página web
www.informea.org
Texto completo
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.2-POPRC-2-3.English.PDF
UNEP-POPS-POPRC.2-POPRC-2-3.English.DOC
Resumen
3. Decides, in accordance with paragraph 7 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention, that hexabromobiphenyl is likely, as a result of its long-range environmental transport, to lead to significant adverse human health and environmental effects such that global action is warranted;
4. Decides furthermore, in accordance with paragraph 7 (a) 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 prepare a risk management evaluation that includes an analysis of possible control measures for hexabromobiphenyl in accordance with Annex F to the Convention;
5. Invites, in accordance with paragraph 7 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention, Parties and observers to submit to the Secretariat before 2 February 2007 the information specified in Annex F for hexabromobiphenyl and further information to allow refinement of the hazard assessment and the risk profile of hexabromobiphenyl.