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1. Exemptions
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a. Each Party listed in the register of
specific exemptions for the production and use of perfluorooctanoic acid
(PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds for the use of perfluorooctyl
iodide (PFOI) for the production of perfluorooctyl bromide (PFOB) for the
purpose of producing pharmaceutical products, listed in Annex A to the
Convention, is invited to report to the Secretariat, justifying its need for
the registration of that exemption
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1 December 2025
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kei.ohno@un.org
yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
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b. Parties and observers are invited to
provide to the Secretariat the following information on the specific
exemptions for the production and use of PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related
compounds for the use of PFOI for the production of
PFOB for the purpose of producing pharmaceutical products:
(i)
Production;
(ii)
Uses;
(iii)
Efficacy and efficiency of possible
control measures;
(iv)
Information on the availability,
suitability and implementation of alternatives;
(v)
Status of control and monitoring capacity;
(vi)
Any
national or regional control actions taken.
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1 December 2025
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kei.ohno@un.org
yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
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2. DDT
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a. Parties currently in the DDT register are urged
to review their needs and to transmit an updated notification of intention to
produce and/or use DDT to the Secretariat or a notification of withdrawal
from the register
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31 December 2025
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lina.fortelius@un.org
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b. Parties listed in the DDT register that have not
yet submitted their DDT questionnaire for the reporting period 2021–2023
(https://chm.pops.int/tabid/266/) are urged to transmit their response to the
Secretariat
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No deadline specified; Information to be submitted
as soon as possible
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DDT questionnaire
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lina.fortelius@un.org
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c. Parties are encouraged to consider putting
forward a proposal, for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its
thirteenth meeting, to amend the interval of the submission of information on
DDT pursuant to paragraph 4 of part II of Annex B to every two years so as to enable the Conference of the Parties to consider
the matter at every ordinary meeting
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No deadline specified; Information to be submitted
as soon as possible
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lina.fortelius@un.org
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3. Polychlorinated biphenyls
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a. Parties are urged to report to the Conference of
the Parties on the measures they have taken to implement part II of Annex A
to the Convention, including quantitative information on polychlorinated
biphenyls, in their national reports pursuant to Article 15
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As soon as possible if not yet reported in the
fifth national report pursuant to Article 15
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agustin.harte@un.org
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b. Parties and observers are invited to nominate
experts, taking due consideration of regional and gender balance and of
relevant expertise, to participate in the small intersessional working group
on polychlorinated biphenyls
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As soon as possible
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agustin.harte@un.org
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4. Evaluation and review of brominated diphenyl ethers pursuant to paragraph 2 of parts IV and V of Annex A to the Stockholm Convention
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a. Parties using insect baits with sulfluramid (CAS
No. 4151-50-2) as an active ingredient for the control of leaf-cutting ants
from Atta spp. and Acromyrmex spp. for agricultural use are reminded to
register for the acceptable purpose by notifying the Secretariat
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No deadline specified; Information to be submitted
as soon as possible
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agustin.harte@un.org
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b. Parties that are registered for specific
exemptions are encouraged not to allow recycling of
articles containing brominated diphenyl ethers as soon as possible, and no
later than 2030; to review their continued need for such registration; and to
make the resulting information available to the Secretariat in order to facilitate the evaluation and review of
brominated diphenyl ethers
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No deadline specified; Information to be submitted
as soon as possible
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agustin.harte@un.org
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c. Parties to submit information on brominated
diphenyl ethers through the online questionnaire as set out in the annex to
decision SC-6/3
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March 2028
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agustin.harte@un.org
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5. Guidelines and guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices
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a. Parties and others are encouraged to use the
guidelines and guidance on best available techniques and best environmental
practices when applying measures to minimize and ultimately eliminate
releases of the chemicals listed in Annex A or B, and/or C to the Convention,
including by promoting the use of alternative processes to prevent the
formation and release of chemicals listed in Annex C in industrial processes
releasing unintentional persistent organic pollutants, and to provide
feedback on their usefulness
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No deadline specified; Information to be submitted
as soon as possible
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alain.wittig@un.org
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b. Parties and observers are invited to nominate
experts with relevant expertise to be added to the joint Toolkit and best
available techniques and best environmental practices expert roster
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No deadline specified - the joint Toolkit and BAT
and BEP expert roster is open for nominations at all times.
Information to be submitted as soon as possible
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alain.wittig@un.org
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c. Parties and observers are invited to contribute
to the further review and update of the guidelines and guidance by submitting
information on the successful application of best
available techniques and best environmental practices relevant to the
chemicals listed in Annexes A, B and C to the Convention and other technical
information
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In accordance with the workplan referred to in
paragraph 7 of decision SC-12/5 by 15 September 2025
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alain.wittig@un.org
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6. Implementation plans
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a. Parties that have not yet developed or updated
their implementation plans are urged to expedite their efforts and transmit
their plans as soon as possible
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No deadline specified; Information to be submitted
as soon as possible
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UNEP/POPS/COP.12/INF/19/Rev.2
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kei.ohno@un.org
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b. Parties and observers are invited to submit
comments regarding the electronic templates for reporting quantitative and
qualitative information contained in national implementation plans,
harmonized with the reporting under Article 15 of the Convention. Parties are encouraged to pilot test the
template
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31 October 2025
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Electronic
templates for reporting
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kei.ohno@un.org
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c. Parties and observers are invited to submit
comments on the draft guidance on inventories and alternatives to the newly
listed persistent organic pollutants, other available guidance supporting
the development and updating of national implementation plans under the
Stockholm Convention,
and the online course entitled “National Implementation Plans
and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants”
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31 October 2025
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UNEP/POPS/COP.12/INF/20;
UNEP/POPS/COP.12/INF/21;
UNEP/POPS/COP.12/INF/22;
UNEP/POPS/COP.12/INF/23;
UNEP/POPS/COP.12/INF/24;
UNEP/POPS/COP.12/INF/25
other
available guidance
online
course
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kei.ohno@un.org
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d. Appropriate bodies of the Basel Convention on
the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal
are invited to review the waste related aspects of the draft guidance on
inventories and alternatives to the newly listed persistent organic
pollutants and other available guidance supporting the development and
updating of the national implementation plans for the Convention
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31 October 2025
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UNEP/POPS/COP.12/INF/20;
UNEP/POPS/COP.12/INF/21;
UNEP/POPS/COP.12/INF/22;
UNEP/POPS/COP.12/INF/23;
UNEP/POPS/COP.12/INF/24;
UNEP/POPS/COP.12/INF/25
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kei.ohno@un.org
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7. Operation of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee
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a. Parties and observers are invited to
submit any additional information on the identification of substances covered
by the listing of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related
compounds and by the listing of perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its
salts and PFHxS-related compounds, so that the information can support
further updates to the indicative lists of those chemicals, in accordance
with paragraph 9 of decision SC-9/13 and paragraph 3 of decision SC-10/14
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No deadline specified; information to be
submitted as soon as possible
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kei.ohno@un.org
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b. Parties are encouraged to consider options for
improving the identification of persistent organic pollutants in products and
articles using the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System and to
continue collaboration with the World Customs Organization
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No deadline specified
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kei.ohno@un.org
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8. Financial mechanism
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a. Developed-country Parties are invited to use, as
appropriate, online questionnaires and other formats and, in accordance with
paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 13 of the Stockholm Convention, to provide
information on ways in which they will provide support, including new and
additional financial resources, for the implementation of the Convention,
including for the elimination of the use of polychlorinated biphenyls
according to obligations under part II of Annex A on polychlorinated
biphenyls, as well as information on access to such support for
developing-country Parties and Parties with economies in transition, taking
into full account the specific needs and special situation of the least
developed countries and small island developing States
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31 October 2026
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frank-michael.moser@un.org
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b. Other Parties are invited to use, as
appropriate, online questionnaires and other formats and, in accordance with
paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 13 of the Stockholm Convention, to provide
information on ways in which they may voluntarily provide support, including
financial resources, in accordance with their capabilities, for the
implementation of the Convention, including for the elimination of the use of
polychlorinated biphenyls according to obligations under part II of Annex A
on polychlorinated biphenyls, as well as information on access to such
support for developing-country Parties and Parties with economies in
transition
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31 October 2026
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An online questionnaire will be made available on
the Convention website to enable responses to this request
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frank-michael.moser@un.org
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c. Other sources are invited to use, as
appropriate, online questionnaires and other formats and, in accordance with
paragraph 2 of Article 13 of the Stockholm Convention, to provide information
on ways in which they may voluntarily provide contributions to the
implementation of the Convention, including for the elimination of the use of
polychlorinated biphenyls according to obligations under part II of Annex A
on polychlorinated biphenyls, as well as information on access to such
contributions for developing country Parties and Parties with economies in
transition
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31 October 2026
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An online questionnaire will be made available on
the Convention website to enable responses to this request
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frank-michael.moser@un.org
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9.Framework to develop a resource mobilization strategy for the African and Latin America and the Caribbean regions*
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Parties from the African and Latin America and the
Caribbean regions and other relevant stakeholders to provide information on
possible elements useful for developing guidance for a resource mobilization
strategy from non-State actors for the African and Latin America and the
Caribbean regions
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31 October 2025
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An online questionnaire will be made available on
the conventions’ websites to enable responses to this request
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frank-michael.moser@un.org
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10. Reporting pursuant to Article 15 of the Stockholm Convention
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a. Parties that have not yet submitted their fifth
national report, which was due by 31 August 2022, to do so as soon as
possible, and to submit reports that are as complete as possible
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As soon as possible
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lina.fortelius@un.org
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b. Parties to submit their
sixth national report as complete as possible and on time, for consideration
by the Conference of the Parties at its thirteenth meeting
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31 August 2026
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lina.fortelius@un.org
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11. Global monitoring plan for effectiveness evaluation
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a. Parties are encouraged to consider the regional
strategies and the recommendations
and
to engage actively in the implementation of the global monitoring plan and
the effectiveness evaluation, in particular:
(i)
To monitor core media, such as air,
water, human breast milk and human blood, for applicable substances and share
the resulting data through their respective regional organization groups;
(ii)
To facilitate cooperation with relevant
regional monitoring programmes and efforts under other multilateral
environmental agreements, such as the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and the Convention on
Biological Diversity;
(iii)
To
support the further development and long-term implementation of the global
monitoring plan if they are in a position to do so.
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As
soon as possible
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UNEP/POPS/COP.12/INF/42
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kei.ohno@un.org
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12. Synergies in preventing and combating illegal
traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes*
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a. Parties to the Rotterdam and Stockholm
conventions to voluntarily provide information about cases of international
trade in hazardous chemicals occurring in contravention of the conventions
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No deadline specified; information to be submitted
as soon as possible
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Please submit information about cases of illegal
traffic using the prescribed form
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jackline.wanjiru@un.org
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b. Parties to the Rotterdam and Stockholm
conventions to provide best practices for preventing and combating illegal
trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes covered by the Rotterdam and
Stockholm conventions and to continue to share information on actions taken
to implement and enforce the trade control measures, as well as on challenges
Parties may be facing
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No deadline specified; information to be submitted
as soon as possible
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jackline.wanjiru@un.org
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c. Parties to provide the following information
related to HS codes for products containing POPs:
(i) The specific products to be identified
in the HS, the POPs and levels thereof in such products;
(ii) Codes of more than six-digits that
already exist in national statistical nomenclatures for identifying products
containing POPs;
(iii) Specific products and POPs in such
products for which codes of more than six-digits are needed;
(iv) Measures, other than or supplementary to
the use of custom codes, that exist at the national
and regional levels to monitor the trade in products
containing chemicals, including POPs, and for implementing related trade
provisions.
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31 December 2025
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melisa.lim@un.org
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d. Entities, Basel Convention and Stockholm
Convention regional centres, and relevant global and regional enforcement
networks to inform the Secretariat on activities undertaken to assist Parties
to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in preventing and combating
illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes, taking into
consideration the workplan on strengthening Parties’ capacity to provide such
information
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No deadline specified; information to be submitted
as soon as possible
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jackline.wanjiru@un.org
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13. Venue and dates of the next meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions*
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Parties to submit offers to host the 2029 meetings
of the conferences of the Parties for consideration during the meetings of
the conferences of the Parties in 2027
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If possible by 8 January
2027
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andrea.lechner@un.org
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