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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] 10 October 2022 Subject: Recommendations from the Chemical Review Committee for amending Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to be considered at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties Dear Madam/Sir, The purpose of this letter is to communicate to the Parties and the signatories to the Rotterdam Convention the text of proposed amendments to Annex III to the Convention that will be considered at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties, which is scheduled to take place from 1 to 12 May 2023. The letter is being sent in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 21 of the Convention, which provides that the text of any proposed amendment to the Convention “shall be communicated to the Parties by the Secretariat at least six months before the meeting at which it is proposed for adoption”. Paragraph 2 of Article 7 of the Convention states that, in the event that the Chemical Review Committee makes a recommendation to list a chemical in Annex III, the Conference of the Parties “shall decide whether the chemical should be made subject to the prior informed consent procedure and, accordingly, list the chemical in Annex III and approve the draft decision guidance document”. In addition, the amendment of the Convention and its annexes, including Annex III, is governed by Articles 21 and 22 of the Convention. At its seventeenth and eighteenth meetings the Chemical Review Committee, pursuant to paragraph 6 of Article 5 of the Convention, reviewed the information provided in notifications of final regulatory action pertaining to iprodione and terbufos as pesticides against the criteria set out in Annex II to the Convention. On the basis of those reviews, the Committee, in accordance with paragraph 6 of Article 5 of the Convention, adopted decisions recommending that the Conference of the Parties consider listing the following chemicals in Annex III to the Convention: Chemical Relevant CAS number(s) Category Iprodione 36734-19-7 Pesticide Terbufos 13071-79-9 Pesticide 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 Depositary to the Convention, United Nations Office of Legal Affairs Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention Page | 2 Following its decisions to recommend listing of the above chemicals, the Committee, at its eighteenth meeting, in accordance with paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 7 of the Convention, adopted the draft decision guidance documents for those chemicals and forwarded them for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh meeting. The Parties may therefore wish to be prepared to discuss and decide on the Committee’s recommendations and the draft decision guidance documents at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties. The decisions of the Committee by which it recommends the listing of the above chemicals in Annex III to the Convention are reproduced in the annex to the present letter. The recommendations by the Committee will also be published on the website of the Convention as working documents for the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties at least six weeks before the opening of the meeting. Further information relating to the recommendations of the Committee and draft decision guidance documents can be found in the reports of the Committee on the work of its seventeenth and eighteenth meetings (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.17/10 and UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/15, respectively), available on the website of the Convention (http://www.pic.int/tabid/1058/Default.aspx). At its tenth meeting, the Conference of the Parties deferred to its eleventh meeting consideration of whether to include acetochlor, carbosulfan, chrysotile asbestos, fenthion (ultra-low-volume (ULV) formulations at or above 640 g active ingredient/L) and liquid formulations (emulsifiable concentrate and soluble concentrate) containing paraquat dichloride at or above 276 g/L, corresponding to paraquat ion at or above 200 g/L, in Annex III to the Convention. To facilitate discussion at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Parties are invited to submit to the Secretariat by 16 January 2023 any comments relating to the recommendations on the listing of iprodione and terbufos as pesticides in Annex III. The Secretariat will provide the Conference of the Parties with a compilation of any comments submitted. Please send your comments, preferably by e-mail, to: Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention Ms. Andrea Lechner E-mail: [email protected] Should you require additional information or clarification, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat. Yours sincerely, Rolph Payet Ré i N Rémi Nono WWomdim di Executive Secretary Executive Secretary Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention Page | 3 Annex CRC-18/1: Iprodione The Chemical Review Committee, Recalling paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 7 of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, Recalling also its decision CRC-17/1, adopted at its seventeenth meeting, in which it recommended, in accordance with paragraph 6 of Article 5 of the Convention, that the Conference of the Parties list iprodione in Annex III to the Convention as a pesticide, Adopts the draft decision guidance document for iprodione1 (CAS No. 36734-19-7) and decides to forward it, together with the related tabular summary of comments, 2 to the Conference of the Parties for its consideration. CRC-18/2: Terbufos The Chemical Review Committee, Recalling paragraphs 1 and 2 of Article 7 of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, Recalling also its decision CRC-17/2, adopted at its seventeenth meeting, in which it recommended, in accordance with paragraph 6 of Article 5 of the Convention, that the Conference of the Parties list terbufos in Annex III to the Convention as a pesticide, Adopts the draft decision guidance document for terbufos3 (CAS No. 13071-79-9) and decides to forward it, together with the related tabular summary of comments, 4 to the Conference of the Parties for its consideration. 1 UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/3/Rev.1. 2 UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/INF/4/Rev.1. 3 UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/4/Rev.1. 4 UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.18/INF/5/Rev.1. Saatja: BRS Secretariat (No-Reply) <[email protected]> Saadetud: 11.10.2022 17:09 Teema: Rotterdam Convention communication - Proposals to amend Annex III to the Convention to be considered at COP-11 Dear Sir or Madam, Please find attached a letter in the six United Nations languages to communicate to Parties and signatories to the Rotterdam Convention the text of proposed amendments to Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention, based on the recommendations by the Chemical Review Committee on listing of chemicals in Annex III. These amendments will be considered at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties, which is scheduled to take place from 1 to 12 May 2023. To facilitate discussion at the eleventh meeting, Parties are invited to submit to the Secretariat any comments relating to the recommendations on the listing of these chemicals by 16 January 2023. The Secretariat will provide the Conference of the Parties with a compilation of all comments submitted. Please send your comments, preferably by e-mail to: . Should you require additional information or clarification, please do not hesitate to contact the Secretariat. Best regards, Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention