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Listing of short-chain chlorinated paraffins

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Listing of short-chain chlorinated paraffins

The Conference of the Parties,Having considered the risk profile and the risk management evaluation for short-chain chlorinated paraffins as transmitted by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee,11UNEP/POPS/POPRC.11/10/Add.2 and UNEP/POPS/POPRC.12/11/Add.3.Taking note of the recommendation by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee that short-chain chlorinated paraffins be listed in Annex A to the Convention with controls to limit the presence of short-chain chlorinated paraffins in other chlorinated paraffin mixtures, with or without specific exemptions,22UNEP/POPS/COP.8/14.
1.Decides to amend part I of Annex A to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants to list short-chain chlorinated paraffins therein, with specific exemptions, by inserting the following row:
 Chemical ActivitySpecific exemption
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (Alkanes, C10-13, chloro)+: straight-chain chlorinated hydrocarbons with chain lengths ranging from C10 to C13 and a content of chlorine greater than 48 per cent by weightFor example, the substances with the following CAS numbers may contain short-chain chlorinated paraffins:CAS No. 85535-84-8;CAS No. 68920-70-7;CAS No. 71011-12-6;CAS No. 85536-22-7;CAS No. 85681-73-8;CAS No. 108171-26-2.ProductionAs allowed for the Parties listed in the Register
UseAdditives in the production of transmission belts in the natural and synthetic rubber industrySpare parts of rubber conveyor belts in the mining and forestry industriesLeather industry, in particular fatliquoring in leatherLubricant additives, in particular for engines of automobiles, electric generators and wind power facilities, and for drilling in oil and gas exploration and petroleum refining to produce diesel oilTubes for outdoor decoration bulbsWaterproofing and fire-retardant paintsAdhesivesMetal processingSecondary plasticizers in flexible polyvinyl chloride, except in toys and children’s products
2.Also decides to insert a new note (vii) in part I of Annex A, as follows:
(vii)Note (i) does not apply to quantities of a chemical that has a plus sign (“+”) following its name in the “Chemical” column in Part I of this Annex that occurs in mixtures at concentrations greater than or equal to 1 per cent by weight.