I. Opening of the meeting
The third meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee was held at the Varembé Conference Centre in Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 to 23 November 2007. Mr. Reiner Arndt (Germany), Chair of the Committee, declared the meeting open at 10.00 a.m. on Monday, 19 November, and introduced Mr. Donald Cooper, the recently appointed Executive Secretary of the Stockholm Convention
Mr. Cooper welcomed the members of the Committee and observers, praising the former for the generosity of spirit which had led them to dedicate their time and efforts to a matter of global importance, for which they would earn the world’s gratitude. He also welcomed new members of the Committee who were attending as observers and would take their seats officially on 5 May 2008, expressing confidence that they would uphold the high standards that the Committee had established to date, which he said were the envy of many other multilateral environmental agreements
2. Decides, in accordance with paragraph 7 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention, that beta hexachlorocyclohexane is likely, as a result of long range environmental transport, to lead to significant adverse human health and/or environmental effects such that global action is warranted;
3. Decides further, in accordance with paragraph 7 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention and paragraph 29 of decision SC-1/7 of the Conference of the Parties, to establish an ad hoc working group to prepare a risk management evaluation that includes an analysis of possible control measures for beta hexachlorocyclohexane in accordance with Annex F to the Convention;
1.Decides that PFOSF meets the criteria in Annex D of the Convention; Decides that PFOSF and PFOS salts are likely, through their rapid transformation to PFOS and as a result of the long range environmental transport of PFOS, to lead to significant adverse human health and/or environmental effects such that global action is warranted.
Addendum
Risk management evaluation on commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether
Revised risk profile on chlordecon
At its third meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk management evaluation on chlordecone, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/10 and the revision to the risk profile contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.10. The text of the risk management evaluation, as amended, is set out below. It has not been formally edited
At its third meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk management evaluation on hexabromobiphenyl, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/11. The text of the risk management evaluation, as amended, is set out below. It has not been formally edited
At its third meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk management evaluation on lindane, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/12. The text of the risk management evaluation, as amended, is set out below. It has not been formally edited
Risk management evaluation on perfluorooctane sulfonat
At its third meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk profile on commercial octabromodiphenyl ether, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/14. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is set out below. It has not been formally edited.
Risk profile on pentachlorobenzen
Risk profile on alpha hexachlorocyclohexane
Risk profile on beta hexachlorocyclohexan
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