Call for information and follow-up to the twenty-first meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee

At its twenty-first meeting held from 29 September to 3 October 2025 in Rome, the POPs Review Committee adopted 7 decisions contained in annex I to the report of the meeting (UNEP/POPS/POPRC.21/10).

(1) Invitation to submit information pursuant to POPRC-21 decisions by 5 December 2025

Letter date: 8 October 2025

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All information and comments should be sent to the Secretariat by e-mail to: Ms. Kei Ohno Woodall (kei.ohno@un.org).

 

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Items: 6 
Invitation to submit information following decisions adopted by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee at its twenty-first meeting (POPRC-21) [8 October 2025]360.15 K
1. Form for submission of information on Annex E for polybrominated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans and mixed polybrominated/chlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans [deadline: 5 December 2025]38.24 K
2. Form for submission of information on PFOS, its salts and PFOSF [deadline: 5 December 2025]71 K
3. Form for submission of information on the use of PFOI for the production of PFOB [deadline: 5 December 2025]67.28 K
Invitation to submit new information and comments on the indicative lists of substances covered by the listings of long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs), their salts and related compounds; perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds; and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compound [28 January 2026]192.62 K
Indicative lists of substances covered by the listings of long-chain PFCAs, PFOA, PFHxS (ver. 28 January 2026)1.58 MB

(2) Invitation to submit new information and comments on the indicative lists of substances covered by the listings of long-chain PFCAs, PFOA and PFHxS by 31 March 2026

Letter date: 28 January 2026

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All information and comments should be sent to the Secretariat by e-mail to: Ms. Kei Ohno Woodall (kei.ohno@un.org).

 

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Items: 2 
Invitation to submit new information and comments on the indicative lists of substances covered by the listings of long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (PFCAs), their salts and related compounds; perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds; and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compound [28 January 2026]192.62 K
Indicative lists of substances covered by the listings of long-chain PFCAs, PFOA, PFHxS (ver. 28 January 2026)1.58 MB