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RC-9/4

Listing of phorate in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

Date: 28-04-2019
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Rotterdam Convention
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Meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (BC COP-14, RC COP-9, SC COP-9)
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Decision
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The Conference of the Parties,
Noting with appreciation the work of the Chemical Review Committee,
Having considered the recommendation of the Chemical Review Committee to make phorate subject to the prior informed consent procedure and, accordingly, to list it in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade as a pesticide,
Satisfied that all the requirements for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention have been met,
1.Decides to amend Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to list the following chemical:
ChemicalRelevant CAS number(s)Category
Phorate298-02-2Pesticide
2.Also decides that this amendment shall enter into force for all Parties on 16 September 2019;
3.Approves the decision guidance document on phorate.11UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/8/Add.1, annex.