Endosulfan

The second meeting of the Chemical Review Committee agreed to recommend to the Conference of the Parties that endosulfan be listed in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention and developed a rationale setting out how the criteria in Annex II had been met for the notifications of final regulatory actions submitted by the Netherlands and Thailand (paragraphs 50-57 and Annex II A of document UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.2/20).

The third meeting of the Chemical Review Committee agreed to the draft text of the decision guidance document and agreed to forward it to the Conference of the Parties (paragraph 67 and Annex I A of document UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.3/15).

The Conference of the Parties at its fourth meeting considered the recommendation of the CRC to list endosulfan in Annex III to the Convention. COP 4 was not yet able to reach consensus on whether or not to list the chemical in Annex III. However, in its decision, COP 4 encouraged Parties to make use of all available information on endosulfan, including the draft decision guidance document, to assist others, in particular developing countries and countries with economies in transition, to make informed decisions regarding the import and management of endosulfan and to inform other Parties of those decisions using the information exchange provisions laid down in Article 14. (Annex I, decision RC-4/6 of the report of the COP, document UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.4/24).

The third and fifth meetings of the Chemical Review Committee considered additional notifications on endosulfan and developed another rationale setting out how the criteria in Annex II had been met by those notifications. It agreed to the establishment of an inter-sessional drafting group to draft a new DGD for endosulfan based on the notifications of final regulatory actions submitted by Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, the Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal and the European Community. This second DGD was reviewed and agreed to by the CRC6, who also agreed to forward it to the Conference of the Parties for consideration (paragraph 122 of document UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.6/16).

Draft DGDs approved by the CRC

UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.3/13 - Draft decision guidance document for endosulfan approved by CRC3

Draft decision guidance document for endosulfan approved by CRC6

COP 4 consideration of endosulfan

UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.4/9 - Inclusion of the chemical endosulfan in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention

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Outcome of COP4 discussions on endosulfan

UNEP/FAO/PIC/COP.4/24 Decision RC 4/6: Inclusion of endosulfan in Annex III of the Convention (excerpt of the report of COP 4)

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Rationales for the recommendations that endosulfan should become subject to the PIC procedure

UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.2/20 - Endosulfan: Rationale for the Committee's conclusion that notifications from the Netherlands and Thailand met the requirements of the Annex II (excerpt of CRC 2 report)

UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.3/15 - Endosulfan: rationale for the Committee’s conclusion that the notification from the European Community meets the requirements of Annex II (excerpt of CRC 3 report)

UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.5/16 - Endosulfan: Rationale for the Committee's conclusion that notifications from Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, the Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal meet the information requirements of Annex II (except of CRC 5 report)

Notifications of final regulatory action for endosulfan reviewed by the CRC

UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.2/15 - Notifications of final regulatory action to ban or severely restricted a chemical from the Netherlands and Thailand: Endosulfan

UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.3/10 - Notification of final regulatory action to ban or severely restricted a chemical from the European Community: Endosulfan

UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.5/5 - Notifications of final regulatory action to ban or severely restricted a chemical from the European Community, Burkina Faso, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger and Senegal: Endosulfan

Supporting documentation for endosulfan reviewed by the CRC

UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.2/15/Add.1 - Supporting documentation provided by the Netherlands

UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.2/15/Add.2 - Supporting documentation provided by Thailand

UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.3/10/Add 1 - Supporting documentation from the European Commission

UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.3/10/Add.2 - Additional documentation received from the European Commission ADDENDUM

UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.5/5/Add.2 - Supporting documentation provided by Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Gambia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Senegal (This document is divided in two parts)  Part 1 Part 2

Information received by Parties on the regulatory status of endosulfan in their territory

Peru - Submitted 05/01/2010

Information received by Signatories on the regulatory status of endosulfan in their territory

United States  - US EPA Regulatory Action