Note by the Secretariat

A scenario note developed by the Chair of the Chemical Review Committee, Ms. Noluzuko Gwayi (South Africa), to assist participants in preparing for the fifteenth meeting of the Committee, is set out in the annex to the present note.

Note by the Secretariat

A tentative schedule for the work of the Chemical Review Committee at its fifteenth meeting is set out in the annex to the present note. The schedule will be adapted as work progresses. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

1. In paragraph 3 of decision RC-9/2 on the operation of the Chemical Review Committee, the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade confirmed the appointments of Mr. Dinesh Runiwal (India) to replace Mr. Manoj Kumar Gangeya and Mr. Simon Hoy (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) to replace Ms. Johanna Pelthola-Thies as members of the Committee to serve for the remainder of Mr. Gangeya’s and Ms. Pelthola-Thies’s terms, until 30 April 2020. The curricula vitae of those members, with the exception of Mr. Lacroix, are set out in document UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.14/INF/3/Rev.1.

Note by the Secretariat

The annex to the present note sets out information submitted by Parties (Canada and Japan) and an observer (CropLife International) in response to a request made by the Secretariat in accordance with paragraph (c) (iv) of Annex II to the Convention regarding trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee at its fifteenth meeting. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

The annex to the present note sets out information submitted by Parties (Argentina, Canada, Japan and Mexico) and an observer (CropLife International) in response to a request made by the Secretariat in accordance with paragraph (c) (iv) of Annex II to the Convention regarding trade in chemicals under consideration by the Chemical Review Committee at its fifteenth meeting.

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The Secretariat prepared, as set out in the annex to the present note, a summary of notifications of final regulatory action that have been reviewed by the Interim Chemical Review Committee or the Chemical Review Committee, and of those notifications scheduled for review by the Chemical Review Committee. Excluded from the summary record are those notifications for a use category of a chemical already included in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the draft decision guidance document for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.15/3), the annex to the present note sets out a tabular summary of comments and responses relating to the draft decision guidance document for PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

The annex to the present note sets out a compilation of comments and responses relating to the draft decision guidance document for perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds, as revised at the fifteenth meeting of the Chemical Review Committee. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

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As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on amitrole: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.15/4), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Thailand to support its notification of final regulatory action for amitrole in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

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As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on amitrole: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.15/4), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by the European Union to support its notification of final regulatory action for amitrole in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

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As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on decabromodiphenyl ether: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.15/5), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Japan to support its notification of final regulatory action for decabromodiphenyl ether in the industrial category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

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As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on decabromodiphenyl ether: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.15/5), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Norway to support its notification of final regulatory action for decabromodiphenyl ether in the industrial category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on decabromodiphenyl ether: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.15/5), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Canada to support its notification of final regulatory action for polybrominated diphenyl ethers in the industrial category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

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As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on nonylphenols and nonylphenol ethoxylates: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.15/6), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by South Africa to support its notification of final regulatory action for nonylphenols and nonylphenol ethoxylates in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on nonylphenols and nonylphenol ethoxylates: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.15/6), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by the European Union to support its notification of final regulatory action for nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylate in the industrial and pesticide categories. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

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As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on nonylphenols and nonylphenol ethoxylates: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.15/6), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Switzerland to support its notification of final regulatory action for nonylphenols and nonylphenol ethoxylates in the industrial and pesticide categories. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

1. The ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade was held from 29 April to 10 May 2019 in Geneva, back to back with the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal and the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. The Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention considered the issues relevant to the work of the Chemical Review Committee under agenda item 5 (b) on the listing of chemicals in Annex III to the Convention. Discussions under that item are reflected in paragraphs 45–102 of the meeting report (UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/23).