Invitation to provide comments on the draft review of the additional information on chemical alternatives to hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) and the production and use of HBCD

At its seventh meeting held in Geneva from 10 to 14 October 2011, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee of the Stockholm Convention adopted the risk management evaluation for hexabromocyclododecane, as set out in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.6/13/Add.2, and decided in accordance with paragraph 9 of Article 8 of the Convention, to recommend to the Conference of the Parties, that it consider listing hexabromocyclododecane in Annexes A, B and/or C to the Convention.

The Committee also invited an intersessional working group to collect further information on:

  1. Chemical alternatives to hexabromocyclododecane, especially in expanded polystyrene or extruded polystyrene foam applications, in terms of their availability, cost, efficacy, efficiency and health and environmental impact, especially with regard to their persistent organic pollutant properties;
  2. Production and use of hexabromocyclododecane, especially for expanded polystyrene or extruded polystyrene foam applications.

At its eighth meeting, the Committee will review the additional information and consider whether to specify the annex to the Convention and possible exemptions to be considered by the Conference of the Parties in listing hexabromocyclododecane.

Parties and observers were invited to submit the above-mentioned information on alternatives to, and production and use of, hexabromocyclododecane and the drafter and the chair of the intersessional working group prepared a draft review of the information.

Documents

The following documents were sent from the Secretariat to the Official Contact Points and National Focal Points:


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Invitation to provide comments on the draft review of the additional information on chemical alternatives to hexabromocyclododecane and the production and use of hexabromocyclododecane
(Letter dated 1 June 2012)

Draft review of the additional information on chemical alternatives to hexabromocyclododecane and the production and use of hexabromocyclododecane 



Parties and observers are invited to review and provide technical comments on the draft review of the additional information on chemical alternatives to hexabromocyclododecane and the production and use of hexabromocyclododecane to the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee by 22 June 2012.

Submissions will be appreciated in electronic files by e-mail to:
ssc@pops.int
and awarmuth@pops.int.
Should this not be possible please forward hard copies to: 
Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention
Att: POPs Review Committee
Ms. Andrea Warmuth
United Nations Environment Programme
11-13 chemin des Anémones
CH-1219, Chatelaine, Geneva, Switzerland
Fax: +41 (0) 22 917 8098

If you have any further questions regarding this invitation or if you would like to receive hard copies of the documents from the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, please do not hesitate to contact Ms. Andrea Warmuth (e-mail: awarmuth@pops.int; telephone +41 22 917 8853).  

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