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UNEP/POPS/POPRC.1/10 Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee on the work of its first meeting323 K297.84 K
 
 
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Introduction

At its first meeting, held in Punta del Este, Uruguay, from 2 to 6 May 2005, the Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants adopted decision SC-1/7, by which it established, pursuant to paragraph 6 of Article 19 of the Convention, a subsidiary body, to be called the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, for the purposes of performing the functions assigned to that Committee by the Convention.

Following adoption of that decision, and in accordance with the rules of procedure for the Conference of the Parties and the terms of reference of the Committee, as set out in the annexes to decisions SC-1/1 and SC-1/7 respectively, the Conference of the Parties agreed that Mr. Reiner Arndt (Germany) would serve as Chair of the Committee
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.2/17 Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee on the work of its second meeting571.5 K191.58 K
 
 
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Opening of the meeting

The second meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee was held at the Varembé Conference Centre in Geneva, from 6 to 10 November 2006. Mr. Reiner Arndt (Germany), Chair of the Committee, declared the meeting open at 10.05 a.m. on Monday, 6 November 2006.

Mr. Maged Younes, Head of the Chemicals Branch of the Division of Technology, Industry and Economics of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), welcomed participants and paid tribute to the considerable achievements of the Committee since its establishment, which, he said, owed much to the leadership of its Chair, the dedicated and transparent efforts of its members and observers and the effective work of the Secretariat. Noting the heavy workload of the Committee at its second meeting, he emphasized the important role played by the Committee in terms of implementing the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and protecting the environment from persistent organic pollutants.

UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20 Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee on the work of its third meeting793 K829.07 K
 
 
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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
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.4/15 Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee on the work of its fourth meeting637 K496.22 K
 
 
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Opening of the meeting

The fourth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee was held at the Varembé Conference Centre in Geneva from 13 to 17 October 2008. Mr. Reiner Arndt (Germany), Chair of the Committee, declared the meeting open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 13 October.

Mr. Donald Cooper, Executive Secretary of the Stockholm Convention, welcomed the members of the Committee and observers. He explained that he had been holding discussions with Mr. Achim Steiner, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), and that it had become clear that the environmental community was benefiting from what he termed “the right Committee and the right Chair at the right time”. He noted that the Stockholm Convention operated a two-tier system, according to which the Review Committee would make recommendations at the scientific level and the Conference of the Parties would take action at the political level, on whether to include a chemical under the Convention. He urged experts to bear that distinction in mind
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.5/10Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee on the work of its fifth meeting527 K364 K
 
 
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I. Opening of the meeting

1. The fifth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee was held at the Varembé Conference Centre in Geneva from 12 to 16 October 2009. Mr. Reiner Arndt (Germany), Chair of the Committee, declared the meeting open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 12 October 2009.

UNEP/POPS/POPRC.6/13Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee on the work of its sixth meeting601.5 K283.09 K
 
 
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I. Opening of the meeting

1. The sixth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee was held at the Varembé Conference Centre in Geneva from 11 to 15 October 2010. Mr. Reiner Arndt (Germany), Chair of the Committee, declared the meeting open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 11 October 2010.
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.7/19Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee on the work of its seventh meeting497 K368.19 K
 
 
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I. Opening of the meeting

1. The seventh meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee was held at the Varembé International Conference Centre from 10 to 14 October 2011. Mr. Reiner Arndt (Germany), Chair of the Committee, declared the meeting open at 10 a.m. on Monday, 10 October 2011.

Addenda to reports

 

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UNEP/POPS/POPRC.2/17/Add.1 Risk profile on commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether634 K267.45 K
 
 
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Addendum

At its second meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk profile on commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.2/7. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is provided below. It has not been formally edited.
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.2/17/Add.2 Risk profile on chlordecone446 K220.25 K
 
 
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Addendum

 

At its second meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk profile on Chlordecone, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.2/8. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is provided below. It has not been formally edited.

 
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.2/17/Add.3 Risk profile on hexabromobiphenyl496.5 K199.78 K
 
 
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Addendum

 

At its second meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk profile on hexabromobiphenyl, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.2/9. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is provided below. It has not been formally edited.

 
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.2/17/Add.4 Risk profile on lindane 384 K274.98 K
 
 
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Addendum

At its second meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk profile on lindane, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.2/10. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is provided below. It has not been formally edited.

UNEP/POPS/POPRC.2/17/Add.5 Risk profile on perfluorooctane sulfonate367.5 K198.06 K
 
 
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Addendum

 

At its second meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk profile on perfluorooctane sulfonate, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.2/11. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is provided below. It has not been formally edited.

 
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.1 Risk management evaluation on commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether270.5 K184.79 K
 
 
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Addendum

Risk management evaluation on commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.10 Revised risk profile on chlordecone468 K314.98 K
 
 
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Addendum

Revised risk profile on chlordecon
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.2 Risk management evaluation on chlordecone241.5 K135.76 K
 
 
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Addendum

  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
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.3 Risk management evaluation on hexabromobiphenyl283 K167.84 K
 
 
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Addendum

  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
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.4 Risk management evaluation on lindane386 K162.58 K
 
 
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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
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.5 Risk management evaluation on perfluorooctane sulfonate320 K255.95 K
 
 
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Addendum

Risk management evaluation on perfluorooctane sulfonat
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.6 Risk profile on commercial octabromodiphenyl ether325 K240.75 K
 
 
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Addendum

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.

UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.7 Risk profile on pentachlorobenzene319.5 K233.64 K
 
 
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Addendum

Risk profile on pentachlorobenzen
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.8 Risk profile on alpha hexachlorocyclohexane375 K318.32 K
 
 
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Addendum

Risk profile on alpha hexachlorocyclohexane
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.9 Risk profile on beta hexachlorocyclohexane374 K250.97 K
 
 
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Addendum

Risk profile on beta hexachlorocyclohexan
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.4/15/Add.1 Risk management evaluation for commercial octabromodiphenyl ether326 K222.46 K
 
 
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Risk management evaluation for commercial octabromodiphenyl ether

At its fourth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk management evaluation for commercial octabromodiphenyl ether, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.4/6, as amended. The text of the risk management evaluation is set out below. It has not been formally edited
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.4/15/Add.2 Risk management evaluation for pentachlorobenzene424 K192.41 K
 
 
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Addendum

At its fourth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk management evaluation for pentachlorobenzene, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.4/7, as amended. The text of the risk management evaluation is set out below. It has not been formally edited
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.4/15/Add.3 Risk management evaluation for alpha hexachlorocyclohexane312.5 K172.12 K
 
 
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Addendum

    At its fourth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk management evaluation for alpha hexachlorocyclohexane, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.4/8, as amended. The text of the risk management evaluation is set out below. It has not been formally edited.
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.4/15/Add.4 Risk management evaluation for beta hexachlorocyclohexane320 K172.03 K
 
 
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Addendum

    At its fourth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk management evaluation for beta hexachlorocyclohexane, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.4/9, as amended. The text of the risk management evaluation is set out below. It has not been formally edited
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.4/15/Add.5 Addendum to the risk profile for pentachlorobenzene138.5 K37.87 K
 
 
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    Addendum

At its third meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, by decision POPRC-3/7, adopted the risk profile for pentachlorobenzene (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.7). An addendum to that risk profile was adopted at its fourth meeting. The text of the addendum is set out below. It has not been formally edited.

Addendum to the risk profile for pentachlorobenzen
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.4/15/Add.6 Addendum to the risk management evaluation for perfluorooctane sulfonate151.5 K48.22 K
 
 
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    Addendum

Addendum to the risk management evaluation for perfluorooctane sulfonate

At its third meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, by decision POPRC-3/5, adopted the risk management evaluation for perfluorooctane sulfonate (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.5). An addendum to that evaluation was adopted at its fourth meeting. The text of the addendum is set out below. It has not been formally edited
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.5/10/Add.1General guidance on considerations related to alternatives and substitutes for listed persistent organic pollutants and candidate chemicals328 K113.88 K
 
 
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Prepared by the ad hoc working group on substitution and alternatives of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee of the Stockholm Convention. October 2009

UNEP/POPS/POPRC.5/10/Add.2Risk profile on endosulfan549.5 K450.06 K
 
 
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Addendum

At its fifth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted the risk profile on endosulfan, on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.5/3. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is set out below.

UNEP/POPS/POPRC.6/13/Add.1Risk management evaluation on endosulfan440.5 K259.15 K
 
 
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Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee on the work of its sixth meeting

Addendum

At its sixth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk management evaluation on endosulfan on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.6/9, as amended. The text of the risk management evaluation is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.6/13/Add.2Risk profile on hexabromocyclododecane660 K485.44 K
 
 
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Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee on the work of its sixth meeting

Addendum

At its sixth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk profile on hexabromocyclododecane, on the basis of the draft risk profile contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.6/10. The text of the risk profile, as amended, is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.

UNEP/POPS/POPRC.6/13/Add.3Guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives767 K350.21 K
 
 
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Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee on the work of its sixth meeting

Addendum

Guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives

At its sixth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee endorsed guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives, on the basis of the draft guidance contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.6/INF/8 as amended during the meeting. The text of the guidance as endorsed is set out below.
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.6/13/Add.3/Rev.1Draft Guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives766 K355.12 K
 
 
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Addendum

Guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives

1. At its sixth meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee endorsed guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonate and its derivatives, on the basis of the draft guidance contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.6/INF/8 as amended during the meeting.
2. At its seventh meeting, the Committee considered the comments on the guidance received from parties and observers in accordance with decision POPRC-6/15 and revised the guidance based on those comments. The text of the guidance as revised during the meeting is set out below. It has been reproduced without formal editing.
UNEP/POPS/POPRC.7/19/Add.1Risk management evaluation on hexabromocyclododecane385.5 K302.92 K
 
 
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Report of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee on the work of its seventh meeting

Addendum

Risk management evaluation on hexabromocyclododecane

At its seventh meeting, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee adopted a risk management evaluation on hexabromocyclododecane on the basis of the draft contained in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.7/5, as amended. The text of the risk management evaluation is set out in the annex to the present addendum. It has not been formally edited.