Decision 2015/627 - EU position at the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants as regards the proposals for amendments to Annexes A, B and C - Main contents
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Council Decision (EU) 2015/627 of 20 April 2015 on the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, at the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants as regards the proposals for amendments to Annexes A, B and C| Legal instrument | Decision |
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| Number legal act | Decision 2015/627 |
| Original proposal | COM(2015)137  |
| CELEX number i | 32015D0627 |
| Document | 20-04-2015; Date of adoption |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 22-04-2015; OJ L 103 p. 8-10 |
| Effect | 20-04-2015; Entry into force Date of document See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
22.4.2015 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 103/8 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2015/627
of 20 April 2015
on the position to be taken, on behalf of the European Union, at the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants as regards the proposals for amendments to Annexes A, B and C
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,
Having regard to the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, and in particular Article 192(1), in conjunction with Article 218(9) thereof,
Having regard to the proposal from the European Commission,
Whereas:
(1) |
On 14 October 2004, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (‘the Convention’) was approved, on behalf of the European Community, by Council Decision 2006/507/EC (1). |
(2) |
The Union has implemented the obligations of the Convention in Union law by way of Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2). |
(3) |
The Union places a strong emphasis on the need for the gradual expansion of Annexes A, B and/or C to the Convention with new chemicals which fulfil the criteria for persistent organic pollutants, taking into account the precautionary principle, with a view to meeting the objective of the Convention and the commitment of governments made at the World Summit on Sustainable Development held in Johannesburg in 2002 to minimise the adverse effects of chemicals by 2020. |
(4) |
Pursuant to Article 22 of the Convention, the Conference of the Parties (COP) may adopt decisions amending Annexes A, B and/or C to the Convention. Such decisions enter into force one year from the date of communication by the depositary of an amendment, with the exception of those Parties to the Convention (‘the Parties’) that have opted out. |
(5) |
Following the receipt in 2011 of a nomination by the Union of pentachlorophenol (PCP), the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POP RC) established under the Convention has concluded its work on PCP. POP RC found that PCP meets the criteria of the Convention for listing in Annex A thereto. At its seventh meeting, the COP is expected to decide on the inclusion of PCP in Annex A to the Convention. |
(6) |
The placing on the market or use of PCP is prohibited pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (3). The placing on the market and the use of PCP as a plant protection product or as a biocidal product are prohibited pursuant to Regulations (EC) No 1107/2009 (4) and (EU) No 528/2012 (5) of the European Parliament and of the Council, respectively. Since PCP is capable of long-range environmental transport, a global phase-out of the use of that chemical would be more beneficial to the Union's citizens than a prohibition in the Union alone. |
(7) |
POP RC recommends the listing of PCP in Annex A to the Convention with a specific exemption for the production and use of PCP for utility poles and cross-arms. The Union does not need the specific exemption, but should accept the exemption during the seventh meeting of COP, if that is required to ensure the listing of PCP. |
(8) |
Following the receipt in 2011 of a nomination by the Union of chlorinated naphthalenes, POP RC found that polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCN) meet the criteria of the Convention for listing in Annexes A and C thereto. At its seventh meeting, the COP is expected to decide on the inclusion of PCN in Annexes A and C to the Convention. |
(9) |
There is no production of PCN in the Union, but it may be produced unintentionally, most significantly via combustion (primarily waste incineration). Such activities are covered by Directive 2010/75/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council (6), and require the... |
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