Request for information about risk management evaluations of substances proposed as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)
Collecting information for risk management evaluations for 2 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN鈥檚 POP Review Committee.
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POPs are substances that persist in the environment, accumulate in living organisms and pose a risk to our health and the environment.
The Stockholm Convention鈥檚 POPs Review Committee (POPRC) has requested information to assist the with drafting of the Risk Management Evaluations (Annex F) for 2 substances:
- UV-328
- Dechlorane Plus.
This information will help determine the need for any specific exemptions and acceptable purposes. These substances have been proposed for listing under the convention as聽POPs.
Comments
We asked for submissions between 18 February and 7 March 2022. 3 responses were received.
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Updates to this page
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Updated information about the number of responses received and added new attachment 'Summary of responses and government response'.
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Updated the page to say the summary of responses will be published in early 2023.
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Page has been updated as the deadline for comments has passed.
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First published.