Rotterdam Convention
12 Jun 2012
The ordinary and extraordinary meetings of the Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions will convene back-to-back from 29 April to 10 May 2013, in Geneva, Switzerland. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/coordinated-ordinary-and-extraordinary-meetings-of-the-conferences-of-the-parties-to-the-basel-rotterdam-and-stockholm-conventions/ ]
08 Feb 2012
The Chemical Review Committee (CRC) is a subsidiary body of the Rotterdam Convention established to review chemicals and pesticide formulations according to the criteria set out by the Convention in Annexes II and IV respectively and make recommendations to the Conference of the Parties for listing such chemicals in Annex III. This meeting is expected to take place in March 2013. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/ninth-meeting-of-the-rotterdam-convention-chemical-review-...
23 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
December 2011: The Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, Jim Willis, has released a proposal for the organization of the secretariats of the three conventions, as requested by the three Conferences of the Parties in their decisions on joint managerial functions.
Proposed changes include a shift from the current programmatic structure, which consists of three separate secretariats dedicated to each respective Convention and a joint convention services group, to a...
16 Jan 2012
In the eighth session of the CRC, the Committee will review the draft Decision Guidance Documents for industrial chemicals: perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) and its salts and precursor PFOSF, pentabromodiphenyl ether commercial mixture, octabromodiphenyl ether commercial mixture and the severely hazardous pesticide formulation: Gramoxone Super (paraquat dichloride, formulated as emulsifiable concentrate of 276 g active ingredient/L or above, corresponding to paraquat ion at or above 200 g/L)....
