Invitation

Saatja: BRS Secretariat (No-Reply) <[email protected]> Saadetud: 28.10.2022 10:19 Teema: Invitation email - debriefing webinars on the outcomes of the eighteenth meetings of the CRC-18 and POPRC-18 Dear Madam/Sir, The Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions has the pleasure to invite you to online debriefings on the outcomes of the eighteenth meeting of the CRC of the Rotterdam Convention and the eighteenth meeting of the POPRC of the Stockholm Convention on Monday, 7 November 2022 from 9.00 to 10.00 (UTC&#43;1 Geneva time) and on Monday, 7 November 2022 from 16.00 to 17.00 (UTC&#43;1 Geneva time). Objectives The objective of this online briefing is to inform Parties to the Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, observers and other stakeholders on the outcomes of the eighteenth meetings of the Rotterdam Conventions Chemical Review Committee (CRC) and the Stockholm Conventions Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC). Content 1. Introduction - 5 min. 2. Presentations by the Secretariat on the following topics: * Eighteenth meeting of the CRC 15 min. * Eighteenth meeting of the POPRC 15 min. 3. Questions and Answers - 25 min. Background The eighteenth meeting of the CRC of the Rotterdam Convention was held from 19 to 23 September 2022 at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. At this meeting, the Committee adopted draft decision guidance documents for iprodione and terbufos and decided to forward them to the Conference of the Parties, together with a recommendation to list these chemicals in Annex III to the Convention. Additionally, the Committee reviewed notifications of final regulatory action on amitrole, carbaryl, carbon tetrachloride, chlorfenvinphos, methidathion, methyl bromide, methyl parathion, mirex, paraquat and thiodicarb. The Committee found notifications on chlorfenvinphos, methyl bromide and paraquat to meet the criteria set out in Annex II to the Convention. The review of notifications on carbaryl, chlorfenvinphos, methidathion and thiodicarb will continue at the nineteenth meeting of the Committee scheduled to take place from 2 to 6 October 2023. The eighteenth meeting of the POPRC of the Rotterdam Convention was held at the same venue as CRC-18 from 26 to 30 September 2022. At this meeting, the Committee adopted risk management evaluations for Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 and recommended listing those chemicals in Annex A with specific exemptions. Furthermore, the Committee adopted risk profiles for chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C14-17 and chlorination levels at or exceeding 45% chlorine by weight and for long- chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and related compounds and decided to prepare draft risk management evaluation based on socio economic information from Parties and observers. The Committee decided to defer decision on chlorpyrifos and to prepare a revised draft risk profile for consideration at its nineteenth meeting scheduled to take place from 8 to 13 October 2023. The briefings will be conducted on the WebEx platform. Please register to the briefings through the links below: Dates and Time (UTC &#43;1 hour).Please register in advance of the sessions To register, please use the following link: Monday, 7 November 2022, 9:00 (English) Monday, 7 November 2022, 16:00 (English) We strongly recommend to join the session 20 minutes in advance to test the connection and verify the audio-settings. If you have any technical questions related to the webinar connection, please contact directly our colleague at We look forward to seeing you online. Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions