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Proposals for NEW POPs pplge 1 o f 3 A fU u - e/9 HOME UNECE United Nations Economic MTH1 SEARCH p MEETINGS URCES ABOUT UNECE CONTACT UNECE I Convention Home Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution Task Force on Persistent Organic Pollutants Chairs' reports M e eting s Proposals for new POPs WGSR Convention homepage Links: World Meteorological Organization European Environment Agency EANET NARSTO IGAC UNEP POPs 12, Print this page The technical review of dossiers of substances thal be proposed by Parties for inclusion into annexs I and III of the 1998 Protocol on Persistent Orgat Pollutants (POPs) This inform ation package has been prepared by the Co-Chairs of the Task Force on POPs. It a help those who are unfam iliar with the LRTAP Protocol on POPs, but who because o f their exp m ay be asked to assist in the technical review of dossiers proposals to add new su bstances tc Protocol. A s a result of it being a sim plified sum m ary, m uch m aterial has been om itted. A full description of the process can be found in the official docum ents cited below w hich are all ave this website. The package contains the following sections: I. E xplanation o f the process II. The review III. The review er - Nom ination Fram ework Form IV. G eneric g u id elines for the technical review o f do ssiers o f new su b sta n ces th a t m ay be pro| Parties for inclusion into A n n e xes I, II and III to the Protocol V. Executive Body Decision 1998/2 VI. Tentative abbreviated work schedule for substance reviews: 1 Decem ber 2005 - 31 Decer Proposals for NEW POPs In accordance with article 14.6 of the Protocol on POPs Parties to the Protocol can propose ne substances to be added to annex I, II or III. A Party proposing a new su bstance should provic Executive Body with inform ation about the substance as specified in E xecu tive Body decision Parties discuss the proposals at a session of the Executive Body provided the proposals have circulated ninety days in advance. Substances proposed at the tw enty-third session of the Executive Body The European Com m ission has subm itted a proposal for am endm ent to the Protocol with rega follow ing five substances: H exach lo rob u ta diene. octa B D E. pe n ta ch lo ro b enzene. Po lvchlo rinatt naphthalenes. SCCPs The Netherlands has re-subm itted the dossier on dicofol for technical review. The W orking Group on Strategies and Review suggested that, pending decision by the Execut at its tw enty-third session, during the 90-day period between the subm ission of dossiers and session of the Executive Body, the dossiers be available on the Convention's website for comr subm ission o f additional inform ation by all interested persons or groups. In view of this suggc secretariat invited com m ents and subm issions related to these dossiers 000265 http://www.unece.org/env/popsxg/proposals%20for%20NEW%20pops.htm 2/22/2006 Proposals for NEW POPs PP a g e 2 o f 3 Additional inform ation was received from: - M SC -East on dicofol, Hexachlorobutadiene, PeCB, and PCN - the Brom ine Science and Environm ental Forum (BSEF) on octaBDE - Canada on additional literature relevant to the proposed dossiers - Dow AgroSciences on dicofol - The Sem iconductor Industry Association (SIA) on PFOS - The Netherlands on PCN, dicofol. Hexachlorobutadiene and pentachlorobenzene - The Chlorinated Paraffins Industry on SCCPs, letter - The World Chlorine Council on HCBD, PCN, PeCB, PeCB_add. Regarding substances under review, the follow ing inform ation was received: - 3M Com pany on PFOS : Letter . - Taft, S te ttin iu s & H ollister LLP on PFOS: Letter, E xhibit A, E xhibit B, E xhibit C, E xh ibit D, Exl Exhibit F Com m ents to the commentsPCN, Com m ents to the com m entsHCBD, Com m ents to the comm Sum m ary of comments on SCCPs, Sum m ary of comments on OctaBDE Substances proposed at the tw enty-second session of the Executive Body Perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) subm itted by Sweden Pentabrom odiphenyl ether (pentaBDE) subm itted by Norw ay;Annex to the dossier At the request of the Executive Body the Task Force conducted a technical review o f these tw substances and reported on progress to the W orking Group on Strategies and Review at its 3 session in S ep te m b e r 2005 (E B .A IR /W G .5/200 5/1). http://www.unece.org/env/popsxg/proposals%20for%20NEW%20pops.htm 000266 2/22/2006 Proposals for NEW POPs PPage 3 of 3 Last updated: 02/21/2006 10:34:59 2004 United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. All rights reserved United Nations Economic Commission for Europe Environment and Human Settlements Division Palais des Nations CH-1211 GENEVA Switzerland Telephone: (+41-22) 917-2370 or (+41-22) 917-2354 Telefax: (+41-22) 917-0107 Email: air.env@unece.org http://www.unece.org/env/popsxg/proposals%20for%20NEW%20pops.htm 000267 2/22/2006