Note by the Secretariat

A scenario note developed by the Chair of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, Peter Dawson (New Zealand), to assist participants in preparing for the nineteenth meeting of the Committee is set out in the annex to the present note.

Note by the Secretariat

A tentative schedule for the work of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee at its nineteenth meeting is set out in the annex to the present note. The schedule will be adapted as necessary as work progresses. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

1. In its decision SC-11/8, on the operation of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants appointed the 14 designated experts listed in the annex to that decision to serve as members of the Committee with terms of office from 5 May 2024 to 4 May 2028. The curricula vitae of those members are set out in document UNEP/POPS/COP.11/INF/6/Rev.1.

Note by the Secretariat

1. The eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants was held from 1 to 12 May 2023 in Geneva, back to back with the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal and the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on draft risk management evaluation: chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C14–17 and chlorination levels at or exceeding 45 per cent chlorine by weight (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.19/2), the annex to the present note sets out additional information relating to the draft risk management evaluation for chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C14–17 and chlorination levels at or exceeding 45 per cent chlorine by weight prepared by the intersessional working group on chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C14–17 and chlorination levels at or exceeding 45 per cent chlorine by weight. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on draft risk management evaluation: chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C14–17 and chlorination levels at or exceeding 45 per cent chlorine by weight (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.19/2), the annex to the present note sets out information on global emission estimates for medium-chain chlorinated paraffins prepared by the intersessional working group on chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C14–17 and chlorination levels at or exceeding 45 per cent chlorine by weight. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on draft risk management evaluation: chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C14–17 and chlorination levels at or exceeding 45 per cent chlorine by weight (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.19/2), the annex to the present note sets out a compilation of comments and responses relating to the draft risk management evaluation for chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C14–17 and chlorination levels at or exceeding 45 per cent chlorine by weight prepared by the intersessional working group on chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C14–17 and chlorination levels at or exceeding 45 per cent chlorine by weight. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the draft risk management evaluation: long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and related compounds (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.19/3), the annex to the present note sets out additional information relating to the draft risk management evaluation for long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and related compounds, prepared by the intersessional working group on long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and related compounds. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on draft risk management evaluation: long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and related compounds (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.19/3), the annex to the present note sets out a draft indicative list of long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and related compounds prepared by the intersessional working group on long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and related compounds. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on draft risk management evaluation: long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and related compounds (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.19/3), the annex to the present note sets out a compilation of comments and responses relating to the draft risk management evaluation for long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and related compounds, submitted by the chair of the intersessional working group on long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and related compounds. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the draft risk profile: chlorpyrifos (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.19/4), the annex to the present note sets out additional information relating to the draft risk profile for chlorpyrifos prepared by the intersessional working group on chlorpyrifos. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the draft risk profile: chlorpyrifos (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.19/4), the annex to the present note sets out a compilation of comments and responses relating to the draft risk profile for chlorpyrifos, submitted by the chair of the intersessional working group on chlorpyrifos. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on persistent organic pollutants in stockpiles, products and articles in use and in wastes (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.19/5), the Secretariat has prepared a draft form for the collection of information mentioned in paragraph 3 of decision SC-11/12, a draft workplan to carry out the activities specified in decision SC-11/12, and has compiled initial information relating to the work on persistent organic pollutants in stockpiles, products and articles in use and in wastes, as set out in annexes I, II and III to the present note, respectively. The present note, including its annexes, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

The annex to the present note sets out a document on long-range environmental transport developed by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee. This document is intended as a living document and, accordingly, may be periodically updated as necessary to continue to reflect the work, considerations and practices of the Committee. In decision POPRC-19/5, the Committee recommended that future evaluations of proposals for listing chemicals within the context of Article 8 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants take into account the information in this document. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on long-range environmental transport (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.19/6), the annex to the present note sets out a compilation of comments and responses relating to the draft document on long-range environmental transport, submitted by the co-chairs of the intersessional working group on long-range environmental transport. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on indicative lists 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 (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.19/7), the annex to the present note sets out a draft updated indicative list of substances covered by the listing of PFOA, its salts and PFOA-related compounds under the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.

Note by the Secretariat

As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on indicative lists 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 (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.19/7), the annex to the present note sets out a draft updated indicative list of substances covered by the listing of PFHxS, its salts and PFHxS-related compounds under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.