Acetochlor

Acetochlor is a candidate chemical that has been recommended by the Chemicals Review Committee (CRC) for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention but for which the Conference of the Parties (COP) has not yet been able to reach consensus.

The COP, at its 9th meeting in 2019, adopted a decision on acetochlor (Decision RC-9/5), which, among other issues, encourages Parties to make use of available information to make informed decisions regarding the import and management of acetochlor, and to inform other Parties of those decisions, using the information exchange provisions laid down in Article 14 of the Rotterdam Convention.

COP9 also decided that the agenda for its next ordinary meeting shall include further consideration of a draft decision to list acetochlor in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention.

COP 10 and COP 11 decided to defer further consideration of the chemical to their corresponding subsequent meeting.

The Secretariat publishes the information received from the Parties on acetochlor in the Appendix VI, Information exchange on chemicals recommended by the Chemical Review Committee for listing in Annex III but for which the Conference of the Parties has yet to take a final decision, of the PIC Circular.

COP decision on consideration of acetochlor for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

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COP Decision RC-9/5	Consideration of acetochlor for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

CRC decision including rationale for the recommendation

The Chemical Review Committee recommended to the Conference of the Parties that acetochlor should be listed, as a pesticide, in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention (Decision CRC-13/1, document UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.13/19).

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CRC-13/1	Decision CRC-13/1: Acetochlor

Draft DGD adopted by CRC14

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UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.14/3/Rev.1	Draft decision guidance document for acetochlor

Notifications and supporting documentation on acetochlor reviewed by the CRC

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UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.13/3	Acetochlor: notifications of final regulatory action
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.13/INF/7	Acetochlor: supporting documentation provided by the European Union
UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.13/INF/8	Acetochlor: supporting documentation provided by Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Chad, the Gambia, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, Mauritania, the Niger, Senegal and Togo