Decision 2017/758 - EU position at the eighth 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) 2017/758 of 25 April 2017 on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, at the eighth 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 2017/758 |
| Original proposal | COM(2017)132  |
| CELEX number i | 32017D0758 |
| Document | 25-04-2017; Date of adoption |
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| Publication in Official Journal | 29-04-2017; OJ L 113 p. 45-47 |
| Effect | 25-04-2017; Entry into force Date of document See Art 2 |
| End of validity | 31-12-9999 |
29.4.2017 |
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Official Journal of the European Union |
L 113/45 |
COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2017/758
of 25 April 2017
on the position to be adopted, on behalf of the European Union, at the eighth 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 way of Council Decision 2006/507/EC (1). |
(2) |
The Union has implemented the obligations set out in 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 strong emphasis on the need for the gradual expansion of Annexes A, B and/or C to the Convention with new substances which fulfil the criteria for persistent organic pollutants (POPs), 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. Those 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 a nomination of commercial decabromodiphenyl ether (c-decaBDE) received from Norway in 2013, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) established under the Convention has concluded its work on c-decaBDE. POPRC has found that c-decaBDE meets the criteria of the Convention for a listing in Annex A thereto. At its eighth meeting, the COP is expected to decide on the inclusion of c-decaBDE in Annex A to the Convention. |
(6) |
The manufacture, placing on the market or use of decabromodiphenyl ether as a substance, as a constituent in other substances, in mixtures and in articles is restricted pursuant to Commission Regulation (EU) 2017/227 (3) establishing entry 67 of Annex XVII to Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council (4) (REACH) (‘entry 67’). Pursuant to entry 67, the manufacture, placing on the market or use of decabromodiphenyl ether shall only be allowed for a limited time for new aircraft and for spare parts for aircraft, motor vehicles, agricultural and forestry vehicles and certain machinery. |
(7) |
Following a nomination of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) received from the Union in 2006, POPRC has found that SCCPs meet the criteria of the Convention for a listing in Annex A thereto. At its eighth meeting, the COP is expected to decide on the inclusion of SCCPs in Annex A to the Convention. |
(8) |
The production, placing on the market and use of SCCPs is prohibited, with certain exemptions, pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004, as amended by Commission Regulation (EU) 2015/2030 (5). That amended Regulation also specifies limit values for the presence of SCCPs in other chlorinated paraffin mixtures resulting from the manufacturing process. Since SCCPs are capable of long-range environmental transport, a global phase-out of the use of this substance would be more beneficial to Union citizens than a prohibition under Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 in... |
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