Decision 2019/639 - EU position at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties as regards amendments to Annexes A and B to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

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  1. Current status
  2. Key information
  3. Key dates
  4. Legislative text
  5. Original proposal
  6. Sources and disclaimer
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1.

Current status

This decision has been published on April 24, 2019 and entered into force on April 15, 2019.

2.

Key information

official title

Council Decision (EU) 2019/639 of 15 April 2019 on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties as regards amendments to Annexes A and B to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
 
Legal instrument Decision
Number legal act Decision 2019/639
Original proposal COM(2019)52 EN
CELEX number i 32019D0639

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Key dates

Document 15-04-2019; Date of adoption
Publication in Official Journal 24-04-2019; OJ L 109 p. 22-23
Effect 15-04-2019; Entry into force Date of document See Art 3
End of validity 31-12-9999

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Legislative text

24.4.2019   

EN

Official Journal of the European Union

L 109/22
 

COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2019/639

of 15 April 2019

on the position to be taken on behalf of the European Union at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties as regards amendments to Annexes A and B to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

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)

The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (the ‘Convention’) entered into force on 17 May 2004 and was concluded by the Union by means of Council Decision 2006/507/EC (1).
 

(2)

Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council (2) implements the Convention within the Union.
 

(3)

In accordance with Article 8 of the Convention, the Conference of the Parties may list chemicals in Annexes A, B and/or C to the Convention and specify control measures related to those chemicals.
 

(4)

In order to protect human health and the environment from further releases of dicofol, perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds, it is necessary to reduce or eliminate the production and use of those chemicals at global level and to support their listing in the relevant Annexes to the Convention. In addition, it is necessary to further reduce or eliminate the use of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF), by amending or deleting the acceptable purposes and/or specific exemptions in Annex B to the Convention.
 

(5)

At its ninth meeting, the Conference of the Parties is expected to decide whether to list those chemicals in Annex A to the Convention and to modify existing entries in Annex B 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 as regards amendments to Annexes A and B to the Convention, as those amendments will be binding on the Union,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DECISION:

Article 1

The position to be taken on the Union's behalf at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (the ‘Convention’), taking due account of the relevant recommendations of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee, shall be to support the:

 

(a)

listing of dicofol in Annex A to the Convention without specific exemptions;
 

(b)

listing of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds in Annex A to the Convention, including the insertion of a new part [X] in Annex A to the Convention, with specific exemptions for:

 

(i)

manufacture of semiconductors or related electronic devices, including for 10 years from the date of entry into force of these amendments an exemption for refurbishment parts for equipment for manufacture of semiconductors or related electronic devices;
 

(ii)

photographic coatings applied to films;
 

(iii)

textiles for oil and water repellency for the protection of workers from dangerous liquids that comprise risks to their health and safety;
 

(iv)

invasive and implantable medical devices;
 

(v)

fire-fighting foam for liquid fuel vapour suppression and liquid fuel fires already in installed systems, including both mobile and fixed systems;
 

(vi)

use of perfluoroctyl iodide for the production of perfluorooctyl bromide for the purpose of producing pharmaceutical products until 2036, subject to regular...


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