Listing of two new chemicals in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

Amendments to add two new chemicals to the Rotterdam Convention enter into force on 16 September

The amendments to list hexabromocyclododecane and phorate in Annex III enter into force on 16 September 2019. Parties are invited to provide import responses  by 16 June 2020.

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Letter dispatching Decision Guidance Documents and request for submission of import responses on hexabromocyclododecane and phorate Download Letter dispatching Decision Guidance Documents and request for submission of import responses on hexabromocyclododecane and phorate in English Download Letter dispatching Decision Guidance Documents and request for submission of import responses on hexabromocyclododecane and phorate in French Download Letter dispatching Decision Guidance Documents and request for submission of import responses on hexabromocyclododecane and phorate in Spanish
Decision Guidance Document for hexabromocyclododecane Download Decision Guidance Document for hexabromocyclododecane in English  Download Decision Guidance Document for hexabromocyclododecane in English Download Decision Guidance Document for hexabromocyclododecane in French  Download Decision Guidance Document for hexabromocyclododecane in French Download Decision Guidance Document for hexabromocyclododecane in Spanish  Download Decision Guidance Document for hexabromocyclododecane in Spanish
Decision Guidance Document for phorate Download Decision Guidance Document for phorate in English  Download Decision Guidance Document for phorate in English Download Decision Guidance Document for phorate in French  Download Decision Guidance Document for phorate in French Download Decision Guidance Document for phorate in Spanish  Download Decision Guidance Document for phorate in Spanish
Depositary notification with text of the amendments in the six official United Nations languages Download Depositary notification with text of the amendments in the six official United Nations languages - with cover note in English Download Depositary notification with text of the amendments in the six official United Nations languages - with cover note in French  
Import response form Download Import response form in English  Download Import response form in French  Download Import response form in Spanish 
Instructions on completing the import response form Download Instructions on completing the import response form in English  Download Instructions on completing the import response form in French  Download Instructions on completing the import response form in Spanish