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Chemicals management ☞ continued from page 9 (Spanish-speaking countries) in October 2003; and the Asia region in March 2004. Workshops have therefore been held in Arabic, English, French, Spanish and Russian. While the prime focus of the workshops has been on training designated national authorities in the main tasks required to meet the Convention’s obligations (e.g. submitting import responses, notifying bans or severe restrictions on chemicals), a number of other issues have been addressed, such as opportunities for coordinated implementation for the Rotterdam, Stockholm and Basel Conventions, the use of integrated pest management, and opportunities for regional cooperation. The workshops have included participation by a range of representatives, including from the Basel Regional Centres, industry and NGOs. Participants have generally agreed that the workshops were valuable as a training mechanism and as a way to meet and get to know other people in the region with similar tasks and responsibilities. The INC has worked with the World Customs Organization (WCO) on the development of specific codes to be used for the chemicals included in the Rotterdam Convention. These codes, developed by the expert bodies of the WCO, will be considered for inclusion in June this year. Further work with the WCO will continue. Following a decision taken by the UNEP Governing Council to promote synergies between related multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs), the secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention has been pleased to assist this process in cooperation with other secretariats, particularly those of the Stockholm and Basel Conventions. A number of regional and subregional workshops have been held to present ideas and facilitate discussion concerning the coordinated implementation of the Basel, Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions. At the workshops there have been many useful and concrete discussions. Participants have indicated that these discussions, structured to involve representatives from a number of ministries (such as health, environment, agriculture, and foreign affairs), were useful in terms of the information they received and contacts made. Chemicals subject to the prior informed consent (PIC) procedure Chemical Relevant CAS* number(s) Category 2,4,5-T 93-76-5 Pesticide Aldrin 309-00-2 Pesticide Captafol 2425-06-1 Pesticide Chlordane 57-74-9 Pesticide Chlordimeform 6164-98-3 Pesticide Chlorobenzilate 510-15-6 Pesticide DDT 50-29-3 Pesticide Dieldrin 60-57-1 Pesticide Dinoseb and dinoseb salts 88-85-7 Pesticide 1,2-dibromoethane (EDB) 106-93-4 Pesticide Fluoroacetamide 640-19-7 Pesticide HCH (mixed isomers) 608-73-1 Pesticide Heptachlor 76-44-8 Pesticide Hexachlorobenzene 118-74-1 Pesticide Lindane 58-89-9 Pesticide Mercury compounds, including inorganic mercury compounds, alkyl mercury compounds Pesticide and alkyloxyalkyl and aryl mercury compounds Pentachlorophenol 87-86-5 Pesticide Monocrotophos (soluble liquid formulations of the 6923-22-4 Severely hazardous substance that exceed 600 g active ingredient/l) pesticide formulation Methamidophos (soluble liquid formulations of the 10265-92-6 Severely hazardous substance that exceed 600 g active ingredient/l) pesticide formulation Phosphamidon (soluble liquid formulations of the 13171-21-6 (mixture, Severely hazardous substance that exceed 1000 g active ingredient/l) (E)&(Z) isomers) 23783-98-4 pesticide formulation ((Z)-isomer) 297-99-4 ((E)-isomer) Methyl-parathion (emulsifiable concentrate (EC) 298-00-0 Severely hazardous with 19.5%, 40%, 50%, 60% active ingredient and pesticide formulation dusts containing 1.5%, 2% and 3% active ingredient) Parathion (all formulations – aerosols, dustable powder 56-38-2 Severely hazardous (DP), emulsifiable concentrate (EC), granules (GR) and pesticide formulation wettable powders (WP) – of this substance are included, except capsule suspensions (CS)) Crocidolite 12001-28-4 Industrial Polybrominated biphenyls (PBB) 36355-01-8 (hexa-) Industrial 27858-07-7 (octa-) 13654-09-6 (deca-) Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) 1336-36-3 Industrial Polychlorinated terphenyls (PCT) 61788-33-8 Industrial Tris (2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate 126-72-7 Industrial *Chemical Abstract System 10 ◆ UNEP Industry and Environment April – September 2004
Chemicals management Chemicals subject to the Interim PIC procedure, but not included in Annex III Chemical Relevant CAS number(s) Category Binapacryl 485-31-4 Pesticide DNOC and its salts (such as ammonium salt, potassium 534-52-1; 2980-64-5; Pesticide salt and sodium salt) 5787-96-2; 2312-76-7 Ethylene dichloride 107-06-2 Pesticide Ethylene oxide 75-21-8 Pesticide Monocrotophos (all formulations) 6923-22-4 Toxaphene 8001-35-2 Pesticide Dustable powder formulations containing 17804-35-2; 1563-66-2; Severely hazardous a combination of: benomyl at or above 7%, 137-26-8 pesticide formulation carbofuran at above 10%, thiram at or above 15% Asbestos Industrial Actinolite 77536-66-4 Anthophyllite 77536-67-5 Amosite 12172-73-5 Tremolite 77536-68-6 Chemicals scheduled for consideration at INC 11, 18 September 2004 Chemical Relevant CAS number(s) Category Parathion 56-38-2 Pesticide Tetraethyl lead 78-00-2 Industrial Tetramethyl lead 75-74-1 Industrial Chrysotile asbestos 12001-29-5 Industrial Where to from here? The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties, to be held on 20-24 September 2004 in Geneva, Switzerland, will discuss (and potentially take decisions on) a number of very important issues. Among them are the financial rules for the Convention, including the number and type of trust funds to be established. The procedures for arbitrations and conciliations, and for dispute settlement, which were discussed extensively by the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, will be decided upon by the CoP. Discussions on the process for dealing with non-compliance have taken place already. A draft text is available for discussion. However, there are a number of unresolved issues. The first meeting of the CoP will consider the chemicals included in the interim procedure. It will take a decision on adding these chemicals to Annex III of the Convention. The CoP will also need to establish a Chemical Review Committee to scrutinize notifications in order to consider whether these chemicals should be included in Annex III. Finally, the first meeting of the CoP will take a decision on the secretariat’s location. The secretariat is currently housed in both Geneva and Rome. There is an offer by the German government to house it in Bonn. As Parties continue to submit notifications following the CoP, it is anticipated that there will be numerous additional chemicals to consider for addition to Annex III in the future. Technical assistance is a significant issue for all developing countries. The work of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee has provided a good basis for technical assistance, including training workshops. Countries have also been given an opportunity to express their technical assistance needs through a questionnaire circulated to all participating States and observers in 2004. The results of this survey will be presented to the INC at its 11 th session for its consideration. The secretariat has also been requested to develop a draft strategy for the regional delivery of technical assistance for consideration by the Conference of the Parties. The strategy for technical assistance developed by the CoP will be the blueprint for work on technical assistance by the secretariat and donor countries over the next year. The Rotterdam Convention has a number of provisions related to trade. These have been included in the Convention to be consistent with the provisions of the World Trade Organization (WTO). As a trade-related environmental agreement, the CoP may also decide to approach the WTO and request observer status. Overall, the Convention has made a good start towards meeting its objective to promote shared responsibility and cooperative efforts among Parties with respect to the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals, in order to protect human health and the environment from potential harm and contribute to the environmentally sound use of these chemicals. Active participation of all Parties will be required to keep the work going. It is important that implementation of the Convention by non-Parties be encouraged. The Rotterdam Convention can be a key element in a coordinated chemicals management strategy. The protection it provides against unwanted imports can help safeguard the health and environment of all countries. UNEP Industry and Environment April – September 2004 ◆ 11
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