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ROTTERDAM CONVENTION Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention United Nations Environment Programme Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Office Address: International Environment House 1 Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy 11–13, chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland Tel.: +39 06 5705 2061 ¦ Fax: +39 06 5705 3224 ¦ E-mail: [email protected] Postal Address: c/o Palais des Nations, 8-14, avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland Tel.: +41 (0) 22 917 8271 ¦ Fax: +41 (0) 22 917 8098 ¦ E-mail: [email protected] Date: 13 April 2023 Subject: PIC procedure - determination of ongoing trade in candidate chemicals Dear Sir, Dear Madam, The nineteenth meeting of the Chemical Review Committee is scheduled to take place in Rome from 3 to 6 October 2023 with pre-meetings on 2 October 2023. The Committee at that meeting will consider notifications of final regulatory actions related to the following chemicals, in accordance with Article 5 of the Rotterdam Convention: Candidate Published in PIC CAS No. Category PIC region Notifying Party chemical Circular Republic of Diarsenic Industrial Asia Circular XX 1303-28-2 Korea pentaoxide Industrial Europe European Union Circular LV Pesticide Europe Türkiye Circular LIV Bromacil 314-40-9 Latin America and the Pesticide Costa Rica Circular LII Caribbean Pesticide Africa Mozambique Circular LV Brodifacoum 56073-10-1 Pesticide Europe Türkiye Circular LIV To be published Pesticide Asia Malaysia in Circular LVII Chlorpyrifos 2921-88-2 Pesticide Asia Sri Lanka Circular XLIX Pesticide Europe Türkiye Circular LIV Pesticide Europe European Union Circular LVI Pesticide Africa Mozambique Circular LV Ethion 563-12-2 Pesticide Europe Türkiye Circular LIII Pesticide Asia Indonesia Circular LIII Industrial Europe Türkiye Circular LIII Mercury 7439-97-6 Latin America and the Industrial Colombia Circular LII Caribbean Pesticide Europe European Union Circular LVI Copies of the full notifications with supporting documentation will be made available on the Rotterdam Convention website (http://www.pic.int/tabid/9483) as meeting documents. The preliminary review of those notifications by the Bureau and the intersessional task groups take place between March and July 2023. To: Rotterdam Convention official contact points, designated national authorities Cc: Representatives of permanent missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva Permanent representatives to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Observers to the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention Page | 2 In accordance with paragraph (c) (iv) of Annex II to the Convention, the Chemical Review Committee considers whether there is evidence of ongoing international trade in the chemicals under review. The process for determining evidence of ongoing international trade was adopted by the Chemical Review Committee at its first meeting. In line with this process, we kindly invite Parties and observers to the Rotterdam Convention to provide information as to whether these chemicals are manufactured and traded. Please kindly provide the information to the Secretariat by email ([email protected] and [email protected]) by 20 June 2023. Your support and interest in the operation of the PIC procedure is greatly appreciated. Yours sincerely, Rolph Payet Rémi Nono Womdim Executive Secretary Executive Secretary Saatja: Kei Ohno Woodall <[email protected]> Saadetud: 17.04.2023 16:21 Adressaat: Kei Ohno Woodall <[email protected]> Koopia: Mihajlovski, Aleksandar (AGPM) [FAO] <[email protected]> Teema: Rotterdam PIC procedure - Determination of ongoing trade in candidate chemicals (by 20 June 2023) Tähtsus: Kõrgeim Manused: CRC19_6 chemicals_Call for info on trade_13 April 2023_Signed.pdf Dear Sir/Madam, Please kindly find attached the letter from the Executive Secretaries on the call for information on ongoing trade in chemicals listed below which will be considered by the Rotterdam Convention’s Chemical Review Committee at its nineteenth meeting to take place from 3 to 6 October 2023 in Rome. Copies of the full notifications with supporting documentation will be made available on the Rotterdam Convention website (http://www.pic.int/tabid/9483). In accordance with paragraph (c) (iv) of Annex II to the Convention, the Chemical Review Committee considers whether there is evidence of ongoing international trade in the chemicals under review. Please kindly provide the information to the Secretariat by email ([email protected] and [email protected]) by 20 June 2023. Candidate chemical CAS No. Category PIC region Notifying Party PIC Circular Diarsenic Industrial Asia Republic of Korea Circular XX 1303-28-2 pentaoxide Industrial Europe European Union Circular LV Pesticide Europe Türkiye Circular LIV Bromacil 314-40-9 Pesticide GRULAC Costa Rica Circular LII Pesticide Africa Mozambique Circular LV Brodifacoum 56073-10-1 Pesticide Europe Türkiye Circular LIV Pesticide Asia Malaysia Circular LVII Pesticide Asia Sri Lanka Circular XLIX Chlorpyrifos 2921-88-2 Pesticide Europe Türkiye Circular LIV Pesticide Europe European Union Circular LVI Pesticide Africa Mozambique Circular LV Ethion 563-12-2 Pesticide Europe Türkiye Circular LIII Pesticide Asia Indonesia Circular LIII Industrial Europe Türkiye Circular LIII Mercury 7439-97-6 Industrial GRULAC Colombia Circular LII Pesticide Europe European Union Circular LVI With best regards, Kei --- Kei Ohno Woodall Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions United Nations Environment Programme Office address: 11-13, chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Genève, Switzerland Postal address: c/o Avenue de la Paix 8-14, 1211 Genève 10, Switzerland Tel.: +41 22 917 8201 Email: [email protected]