Information on the impacts of listing chemicals in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention and information on trade in chemicals listed or recommended for listing in Annex III to the Convention

Once chemicals are listed under the Rotterdam Convention, Parties to the Convention have to apply the prior informed consent procedure for these chemicals.

At its ninth meeting, in decision RC-9/6 on enhancing the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention, the Conference of the Parties requested the Secretariat, subject to the availability of resources, to continue sharing collected information on the measurable impacts of listing and not listing chemicals in Annex III.

Additionally, during its discussions on status of implementation of the Convention during the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, it was proposed that the Secretariat collect relevant data on trade in chemicals listed or recommended for listing in Annex III to the Convention. The Conference of the Parties decided that the Secretariat, in undertaking its work, should take into account this suggestion. 

Parties, non-Parties, industry, civil society and other stakeholders are invited to provide such information to the Secretariat (andrea.lechner@un.org).

In addition, by decision RC-11/4, the Conference of the Parties urged Parties and observers to provide information to the Secretariat, among others, on the potential direct and indirect trade and socioeconomic impacts, as well as the financial implications, caused by or anticipated as a result of the listing of chemicals in Annex III, including the costs of inaction. Information submitted in response to decision RC-11/4 is made available here.

Please note that the provided information is posted below as received and does not necessarily reflect the views, decisions or policies of the Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention, of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations or of the United Nations Environment Programme.

Information on the impacts of listing chemicals in Annex III 

Date	Title	Submitter	Download
21 February 2018	A Study on the effect of listing of chemicals in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention	European Commission
22 March 2017	Study of information on the impacts of listing chemicals in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention	Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention

Information on trade in chemicals recommended for listing

Information submitted by Parties and observers in accordance with paragraph (c) (iv) of Annex II to the Convention regarding trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee

Date	Document	Title	Submitter	Download
13 July 2023	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.19/INF/6	Information on trade	Argentina, Australia, Canada, Colombia, European Union, India, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Yemen, CropLife International, ONG La Grande
9 September 2022	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/INF/6/Rev.1	Information on trade	European Union, CropLife International, Pesticide Action Network
15 July 2021	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.17/INF/5	Information on trade	European Union, CropLife International
11 April 2022	N/A	Information from the European Union on international trade in chemicals listed or recommended for listing in Annex III to the Convention	European Union
15 October 2019	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.15/INF/4/Rev.1	Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee	Argentina, Canada, Japan, Mexico, CropLife International
31 August 2018	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.14/INF/4/Rev.2	Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee	Montenegro, CropLife International, Pesticide Action Network International and International POPs Elimination Network
17 August 2017	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.13/INF/5	Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee	European Union, Croplife International
21 July 2016	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.12/INF/4	Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee	European Union, Croplife International
29 July 2015	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.11/INF/5	Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee	European Union, Croplife International
29 September 2014	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.10/INF/6	Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee	European Union, Trinidad and Tobago, Croplife International
20 September 2013	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.9/INF/8	Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee	European Union, Croplife International
2 March 2012	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.8/INF/4/Rev.1	Information on trade in the chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee at its eighth meeting	European Union, Croplife International
21 February 2011	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.7/INF/3	Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee at its seventh meeting	Argentina, Australia, Colombia, European Union, Norway, CropLife International, Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific
28 January 2010	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.6/INF/2	Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee at its sixth meeting	CropLife International, Pesticide Action Network UK
28 January 2009	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.5/INF/2	Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee at its fifth meeting	Canada, Thailand, European Community, Pesticide Action network, Croplife International
10 March 2009	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.5/INF/2/Add.1	Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee at its fifth meeting	Thailand, Hungary
20 March 2009	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.5/INF/2/Add.2	Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee at its fifth meeting	Brazil
04 February 2008	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.4/INF/2	Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the fourth meeting of the Chemical Review Committee	Brazil, Romania, Canada, Thailand, Republic of Korea, Croplife International, Pesticide Action network (PAN)
03 March 2007	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.3/INF.2	Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the third meeting of the Chemical Review Committee	Cyprus, European Commission, Ukraine, Romania, CropLife International, New Zealand
23 January 2006	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.2/INF/2	Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee at its second meeting	Canada, Pesticide Action Network UK (PAN UK), CropLife International, Foundation for Advancements in Science and Education (FASE)
3 February 2005	UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.1/INF/5	Information on trade in chemicals under consideration by the first meeting of the Chemical Review Committee	Australia, Canada, Turkey, Ukraine, Crop Life International, CEFIC (European Chemical Industry Council)

Information submitted by Parties in accordance with decisions RC-7/2 and RC-9/1 on the implementation of Articles 11, 12, 13 and 14 of the Convention

Period	Document symbol	Title	Download
2020	UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.11/INF/7/ Add.2	Responses received from Parties to the questionnaire for the calendar year 2018 on the implementation of Articles 11, 12, 13 and 14 of the Rotterdam Convention
2019	UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.11/INF/7/ Add.1	Responses received from Parties to the questionnaire for the calendar year 2018 on the implementation of paragraph 2 of Article 11 and Articles 12 and 14 of the Rotterdam Convention
2018	UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.10/INF/7/ Annex I	Responses received from Parties to the questionnaire for the calendar year 2018 on the implementation of paragraph 2 of Article 11 and Articles 12 and 14 of the Rotterdam Convention
2017	UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.10/INF/7/ Annex II	Responses received from Parties to the questionnaire for the calendar year 2017 on the implementation of paragraph 2 of Article 11 and Articles 12 and 14 of the Rotterdam Convention
2016	UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/8	Responses received from Parties to the questionnaire for the calendar year 2016 on the implementation of paragraph 2 of Article 11 and Articles 12 and 14 of the Rotterdam Convention
2015	UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.8/INF/10	Responses received from Parties to the questionnaire on the implementation of paragraph 2 of Article 11 and Articles 12 and 14 of the Rotterdam Convention
2014 and before	UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.7/INF/13	Responses received from parties to the questionnaire on paragraph 2 (c) of Article 11 and on Article 12