| POPRC-3/1 | Commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether |   |
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| 1. Adopts the risk management evaluation for commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether set out in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.1;
2. Decides, in accordance with paragraph 9 of Article 8 of the Convention, to recommend to the Conference of the Parties that it consider listing in Annex A of the Stockholm Convention 2,2', 4,4'- tetrabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-47, CAS No. 40088-47-9) and 2,2',4,4',5-pentabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-99, CAS No. 32534-81-9) and other tetra- and pentabromodiphenyl ethers present in commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether, using BDE-47 and BDE-99 as markers for enforcement purposes.
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| POPRC-3/2 | Chlordecone | |
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| 1. Adopts the risk management evaluation for chlordecone found in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.2;
2. Decides, in accordance with paragraph 9 of Article 8 of the Convention, to recommend to the Conference of the Parties that it consider listing chlordecone in Annex A of the Convention without specific exemptions.
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| POPRC-3/3 | Hexabromobiphenyl | |
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| 1. Adopts the risk management evaluation for hexabromobiphenyl set out in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.3;
2. Decides, in accordance with paragraph 9 of Article 8 of the Convention, to recommend to the Conference of the Parties that it consider listing hexabromobiphenyl in Annex A of the Convention without specific exemptions.
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| POPRC-3/4 | Lindane | |
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| 1. Adopts the risk management evaluation for lindane set out in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.4;
2. Decides, in accordance with paragraph 9 of Article 8 of the Convention, to recommend to the Conference of the Parties that it consider listing lindane in Annex A of the Convention.
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| POPRC-3/5 | Perfluorooctane sulfonate | |
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| 1. Adopts the risk management evaluation for PFOS set out in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.5;
2. Decides, in accordance with paragraph 9 of Article 8 of the Convention, to recommend to the Conference of the Parties that it consider listing perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (CAS No: 1763 23 1), its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (CAS-No: 307-35-7) in Annexes A or B of the Convention and specifying the related control measures;
3. Invites, in accordance with paragraph 7 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention, Parties and observers to submit to the Secretariat any additional information specified in Annex F and, in particular, information on manufacturing (current and estimated), other uses and alternatives before 5 February 2008.
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| POPRC-3/6 | Commercial octabromodiphenyl ether | |
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| 3. Decides, in accordance with paragraph 7 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention, that the hexa and hepta bromodiphenyl ether components of the commercial octabromodiphenyl ether are 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;
4. Decides, in accordance with paragraph 7 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention, and taking into account that a lack of full scientific certainty should not prevent a proposal to list a chemical in the annexes of the Convention from proceeding, that the octa- and nona bromodiphenyl ether components of the commercial octabromodiphenyl ether are 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;
5. 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 intersessional working group to prepare a risk management evaluation that includes an analysis of possible control measures for commercial octabromodiphenyl ether in accordance with Annex F to the Convention;
6. Invites, in accordance with paragraph 7 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention, Parties and observers to submit to the Secretariat the information specified in Annex F for commercial octabromodiphenyl ether before 5 February 2008.
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| POPRC-3/7 | Pentachlorobenzene | |
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| 1. Adopts the risk profile for pentachlorobenzene found in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.7;
2. Decides, in accordance with paragraph 7 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention, that pentachlorobenzene is likely, as a result of its long range environmental transport, to lead to significant adverse human health and 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 pentachlorobenzene in accordance with Annex F to the Convention;
4. Invites, in accordance with paragraph 7 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention, Parties and observers to submit to the Secretariat the information specified in Annex F before 5 February 2008.
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| POPRC-3/8 | Short-chained chlorinated paraffins | |
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| 1. Decides that the information currently available to the Committee on short-chained chlorinated paraffins was considered insufficient to support a decision on the risk profile;
2. Decides to defer its decision on the draft risk profile for short-chained chlorinated paraffins set out in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/16 to the fourth meeting of the Committee;
3. Decides, in accordance with paragraph 6 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 review and update the draft risk profile in accordance with Annex E of the Convention;
4. Invites, in accordance with paragraph 4 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention, Parties and observers to submit to the Secretariat additional toxicity and ecotoxicity information specified in Annex E of the Convention before 5 February 2008.
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| POPRC-3/9 | Alpha hexachlorocyclohexane | |
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| 1. Adopts the risk profile for alpha hexachlorocyclohexane set out in document UNEP/POPS/POPRC.3/20/Add.8;
2. Decides, in accordance with paragraph 7 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention, that alpha 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 the Stockholm Convention, to establish an ad hoc working group to prepare a risk management evaluation that includes an analysis of possible control measures for alpha hexachlorocyclohexane in accordance with Annex F to the Convention;
4. Invites, in accordance with paragraph 7 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention, Parties and observers to submit to the Secretariat the information specified in Annex F before 5 February 2008.
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| POPRC-3/10 | Beta hexachlorocyclohexane | |
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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; |
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| POPRC-3/11 | Perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride | |
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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.
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