The Chemical Review Committee,

Recalling paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 7 of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade,

Recalling also its decision CRC-17/1, adopted at its seventeenth meeting, in which it recommended, in accordance with paragraph 6 of Article 5 of the Convention, that the Conference of the Parties list iprodione in Annex III to the Convention as a pesticide,

The Chemical Review Committee,

Recalling paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 7 of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade,

Recalling also its decision CRC-17/2, adopted at its seventeenth meeting, in which it recommended, in accordance with paragraph 6 of Article 5 of the Convention, that the Conference of the Parties list terbufos in Annex III to the Convention as a pesticide,

The Chemical Review Committee,

Recalling Article 5 of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade,

Recalling also the conclusion by the Chemical Review Committee, adopted at its first meeting, that the notification of final regulatory action for methyl bromide submitted by the Netherlands met the criteria set out in Annex II to the Convention,

The Chemical Review Committee,

Recalling Article 5 of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade,

1. Concludes that the notifications of final regulatory action for paraquat submitted by Malaysia and Mozambique meet the criteria set out in Annex II to the Convention;

The Chemical Review Committee,

Recalling Article 5 of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade,

1. Concludes that the notification of final regulatory action for chlorfenvinphos submitted by Norway meets the criteria set out in Annex II to the Convention;

Note by the Secretariat

I. Introduction

1. At its seventeenth meeting, the Chemical Review Committee reviewed notifications of final regulatory action for iprodione submitted by the European Union and Mozambique, together with the supporting documentation referred to therein, and concluded that the notifications met all the criteria of Annex II to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.

Note by the Secretariat

1. At its seventeenth meeting, the Chemical Review Committee reviewed notifications of final regulatory action for iprodione submitted by the European Union and Mozambique, together with the supporting documentation referred to therein, and concluded that the notifications met all the criteria of Annex II to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.

Note by the Secretariat

1. At its seventeenth meeting, the Chemical Review Committee reviewed notifications of final regulatory action for terbufos submitted by Canada and Mozambique, together with the supporting documentation referred to therein, and concluded that the notifications met all the criteria of Annex II to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.

I. Opening of the meeting

1. The eighteenth meeting of the Chemical Review Committee under the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade was held at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, Rome, from 19 to 23 September 2022.

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 eighteenth 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 eighteenth 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

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the draft decision guidance document for iprodione (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/3), the annex to the present note sets out a compilation of comments and responses relating to the draft decision guidance document for iprodione. 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 iprodione, as revised at the eighteenth meeting of the Chemical Review Committee. 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 terbufos (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/4), the annex to the present note sets out a compilation of comments and responses relating to the draft decision guidance document for terbufos. 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 terbufos, as revised at the eighteenth meeting of the Chemical Review Committee. 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 one Party (European Union) and two observers (CropLife International and Pesticide Action Network) 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. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

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 amitrole: notification of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/5), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Ecuador 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.

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on amitrole: notification of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/5), the annex to the present note sets out the notification of final regulatory action for amitrole in the pesticide category from the European Union reviewed by the Chemical Review Committee at its fifth meeting and the rationale for its conclusion. 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 carbaryl: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/6), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Bosnia and Herzegovina to support its notification of final regulatory action for carbaryl 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 carbaryl: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/6), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Mozambique to support its notification of final regulatory action for carbaryl 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 carbaryl: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/6), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Türkiye to support its notification of final regulatory action for carbaryl 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 carbon tetrachloride: notification of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/7), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Ecuador to support its notification of final regulatory action for carbon tetrachloride 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 carbon tetrachloride: notification of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/7), the annex to the present note sets out the notification of final regulatory action for carbon tetrachloride in the industrial category from Canada reviewed by the Chemical Review Committee at its first meeting and the rationale for its conclusion. 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 chlorfenvinphos: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/8), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Mozambique to support its notification of final regulatory action for chlorfenvinphos 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 chlorfenvinphos: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/8), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Norway to support its notification of final regulatory action for chlorfenvinphos 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 chlorfenvinphos: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/8), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Türkiye to support its notification of final regulatory action for chlorfenvinphos 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 methidathion: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/9), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Türkiye to support its notification of final regulatory action for methidathion 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 methyl bromide: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/10), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Colombia to support its notification of final regulatory action for methyl bromide 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 methyl bromide: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/10), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Indonesia to support its notification of final regulatory action for methyl bromide 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 methyl bromide: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/10), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Indonesia to support its notification of final regulatory action for methyl bromide 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 methyl parathion: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/11), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by China to support its notification of final regulatory action for methyl parathion 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 methyl parathion: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/11), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Indonesiato support its notification of final regulatory action for methyl parathion 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 methyl parathion: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/11), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Uruguay to support its notification of final regulatory action for methyl parathion 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 mirex: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/12), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Ecuador to support its notification of final regulatory action for mirex 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 mirex: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/12), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Indonesia to support its notification of final regulatory action for mirex 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 mirex: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/12), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Indonesia to support its notification of final regulatory action for mirex 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 paraquat: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/13), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Malaysia to support its notification of final regulatory action for paraquat 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 paraquat: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/13), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Mozambique to support its notification of final regulatory action for paraquat 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 thiocarb: notifications of final regulatory action (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/14), the annex to the present note sets out documentation provided by Türkiye to support its notification of final regulatory action for thiodicarb in the pesticide category. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

1. The tenth 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 back to back with the fifteenth 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 tenth 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, in two segments: an online segment from 26 to 30 July 2021 and face-to-face segment held from 6 to 17 June 2022 in Geneva.

Note by the Secretariat

1. In decision RC-10/7 on listing of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention, the the Conference of the Parties at its tenth meeting listed perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention as follows: