POPS REVIEW COMMITTEE INFORMATION REPOSITORY The POPs Review Committee Information Repository is an initiative of the Community Monitoring Working Group of the International POPs Elimination Network. It provides information on the review process for the listing of new chemicals on the Stockholm Convention for Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs). The information repository aims to assist IPEN and other environmental and public interest groups track the review process for candidate POPs and help ensure the speedy and effective listing of new POPs. IPEN Views on Matters to be Discussed at POPRC3, November 2007 IPEN Views pdf 39KB Click here for the New Summary Factsheet in English 'POPRC at a Glance' Click here for the New Summary Factsheet in French 'POPRC at a Glance' in .pdf 66KB. Click here for the New Summary Factsheet in Arabic 'POPRC at a Glance' in .pdf 223KB. Click here for the Quick Guide to POPRC Candidate Chemicals in English Quick Guide Click here for the Quick Guide in Spanish POPRC Candidate Chemicals Click here for the Quick Guide in Portuguese POPRC Candidate Chemicals Click here for the Quick Guide in Russian POPRC Candidate Chemicals Assessing Candidate POPs The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) does more than address the original 'dirty dozen' POPs chemicals. It recognizes the need to take global action on all chemicals with POP-like characteristics, such as; These chemicals pose an unacceptable threat to human health and the environment. The Stockholm Convention established a 'science based' process for identifying candidate POPs. However, the process applies the precautionary principle by recognising that there does not have to be absolute proof that a chemical is doing harm before action on it is taken. The Stockholm Convention including Article 8 and Annexes D, E, F establish the rules for identifying and listing additional POPs. The Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) reviews proposals for new POPs via three main stages. 1. If the proposal includes the required information, the POPRC consider whether the nominated chemical fulfills the criteria (POP-like characteristics) as outlined in Annex D. 2. If the POPRC find the chemicals fulfills the criteria, a risk profile based on the information in Annex E is then prepared. 3. If on the basis of the risk profile, the POPRC decides the chemical is likely as a result of its long range transport, to lead to significant adverse human health and/or environmental effects, such that global action is warranted then the POPRC will prepare a risk management evaluation based on information outlined in Annex F. The POPRC may then recommend to the COP that the chemical be added to the Convention. The Conference of the Parties (all the countries that have ratified the Convention) make the final decision on whether to list a chemical as a POP. There are many chemicals with POP-like characteristics which need priority consideration. Some are already scheduled for elimination through countries' national action or regional treaties like the UNECE Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution (LRTAP) on POPs and the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (OSPAR). Listing on an international agreement will ensure that these chemicals are banned throughout the globe. ______________________________________________________________________________________ NOTE : PDF FILES: You will need the free Acrobat reader software to view these documents. The viewer is available at http://www.adobe.com Please note, it is easier and faster to download the pdf documents to your computer, rather than viewing through the web. |
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