Amendments To Annex III To The Rotterdam Convention On The Prior Informed Consent Procedure For Certain Hazardous Chemicals And Pesticides In International Trade
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Decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its first meeting, held in Geneva from 20-24 September 2004
RC-1/3: Amendments to Annex III
The Conference of the Parties,
Noting with appreciation the work of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee and the interim Chemical Review Committee,
1. Decides to adopt, in accordance with the procedure laid down in article 8 and paragraph 5 of article 22 of the Rotterdam Convention, the amendments to Annex III set out in the annex to the present decision;
2. Decides that all the amendments shall enter into force on 1 February 2005, except for the amendments made by paragraph 1 (a) and (b) of the annex to the present decision, which shall enter into force on 1 January 2006.
Annex
Amendments to Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention
1. The following existing entries shall be deleted:
(a) Monocrotophos
(Soluble liquid formulations of the substance that exceed 600 g active ingredient/l) 6923-22-4 Severely hazardous pesticide formulation
(b) Parathion (all formulations - aerosols, dustable powder (DP), emulsifiable concentrate (EC), granules (GR) and wettable powders (WP) - of this substance are included, except capsule suspensions (CS)) 56-38-2 Severely hazardous pesticide formulation
(c) Crocidolite 12001-28-4 Industrial
2. In the first column, the entry for "2,4,5-T" shall be replaced by "2,4,5-T and its salts and esters".
3. The following entry shall be listed in the three columns after the entry for "Aldrin":
Binapacryl 485-31-4 Pesticide
4. The following entry shall be listed in the three columns after the entry for "Dieldrin":
Dinitro-ortho-cresol (DNOC) 534-52-1 Pesticide
and its salts (such as ammonium 2980-64-5
salt, potassium salt and sodium salt) 5787-96-2
2312-76-7
5. In the first column, the entry for "Dinoseb and dinoseb salts" shall be replaced by "Dinoseb and its salts and esters".
6. The following entries shall be listed in the three columns after the entry for "1,2-dibromoethane":
Ethylene dichloride 107-06-2 Pesticide
Ethylene oxide 75-21-8 Pesticide
7. The following entries shall be listed in the three columns after the entry for "Mercury compounds":
Monocrotophos 6923-22-4 Pesticide
Parathion 56-38-2 Pesticide
8. In the first column, the entry for "Pentachlorophenol" shall be replaced by "Pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters".
9. The following entries shall be listed in the three columns after the entry for "Pentachlorophenol":
Toxaphene 8001-35-2 Pesticide
Dustable powder formulations Severely
containing a combination of: hazardous
- Benomyl at or above 7 per cent, 17804-35-2 pesticide
- Carbofuran at or above 1563-66-2 formulation
10 per cent, and
- Thiram at or above 15 per cent 137-26-8
10. In the first column, the entry for "Methyl-parathion (emulsifiable concentrates (EC) with 19.5%, 40%, 50%, 60% active ingredient and dusts containing 1.5%,2% and 3% active ingredient)" shall be replaced by "Methyl-parathion (emulsifiable concentrates (EC) at or above 19.5% active ingredient and dusts at or above 1.5% active ingredient)".
11. The following entry shall be listed in the three columns after the entry for "Methyl-parathion":
Asbestos:
- Actinolite 77536-66-4 Industrial
- Anthophyllite 77536-67-5 Industrial
- Amosite 12172-73-5 Industrial
- Crocidolite 12001-28-4 Industrial
- Tremolite 77536-68-6 Industrial
12. The following entries shall be listed in the three columns after the entry for "Polychlorinated terphenyls":
Tetraethyl lead 78-00-2 Industrial
Tetramethyl lead 75-74-1 Industrial
13. In the second column of the entry for "2,4,5-T", "93-76-5" shall be replaced by "93-76-5*"; in the second column of the entry for "Dinoseb and dinoseb salts", "88-85-7" shall be replaced by "88-85-7*"; in the second column of the entry for "Pentachlorophenol", "87-86-5" shall be replaced by "87-86-5*"; and the following footnote shall be inserted at the end of Annex III:
* Only the CAS numbers of parent compounds are listed. For a list of other relevant CAS numbers, reference may be made to the relevant decision guidance document.
