Considerations on COM(2019)54 - EU position on amendments of Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2019)54 - EU position on amendments of Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for hazardous ... |
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| document | COM(2019)54  |
| date | April 15, 2019 |
| (2) | Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) implements the Convention within the Union. |
| (3) | In accordance with Article 7 of the Convention, the Conference of the Parties may list chemicals in Annex III to the Convention following the Chemical Review Committee's recommendation. |
| (4) | In order to ensure that importing Parties benefit from the protection offered by the Convention and since all relevant criteria under the Convention are met, it is necessary and appropriate to support the Chemical Review Committee's recommendation as regards the listing in Annex III to the Convention of: acetochlor; carbosulfan; chrysotile asbestos; fenthion (ultra low volume (ULV) formulations at or above 640 g active ingredient/L); hexabromocyclododecane; phorate; and liquid formulations (emulsifiable concentrate and soluble concentrate) containing paraquat dichloride at or above 276 g/L, corresponding to paraquat ion at or above 200 g/L. Moreover, those chemicals are already banned or severely restricted in the Union and are therefore subject to export requirements pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 649/2012 that go beyond what is required under the Convention. |
| (5) | At its ninth meeting, the Conference of the Parties is expected to decide whether to list those chemicals in Annex III to the Convention. |
| (6) | It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties concerning the listing of certain chemicals in Annex III to the Convention as that listing will be binding on the Union, |