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TREATY TO ESTABUSH R01TERDAM CONVENTION ON THE PRIORINFORMED CONSENT PROCEDURE FOR CEKfAIN HAZARDOUS

CHEMICALS AND prsncmr.s IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE(RATtFlCAnON AND ENFORCEMENT) ACf, 200S

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SECTION

PART I-OFFENCES

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lIfE PARms TO THlS'C~, :,..', ': ._'.' . _ c ;._ •. ' ,-' " .

. AWAREof tile hannful impact on h~ ~ and th~ Cn¥ironment from certain'hazaJ'(ious chemicals and pesticides in international ~ ;

~CALLINGthe pertinent prov~sions qf~ Rio ,Declaratidp'On ~nvironment andDeve10pmertt and chapter 19 of Agenda 21 on "EJiviro~ontaIlY,s~ maaaa-nentoftoxic chemicals, including prevention of illegal intemation~1 19ffic intoldcanddangoI:oUS products" ; .

.' •.MINDFULoftbe work undertaken by the Unitec,iNatiOJis Env~t Programme(ONEP) apd the Food and Agriculture Orp1ization of tile United.Nations(FAO) in

. tbeOpenitiott of the voluntuy Priorl!f~ed Conseotprocedure. aa • Out in the .'UNEPAmonded London Guidefmes fortbe'~Iwl".~lqformation~ CbcniPls in'lntel'llltional Trade (hereinafter referred to as "'e ··Ameride4tendoQ:.~")

, at)dtJt..F,ApInternational CodeofCondu9t ondle Distributiqn and U5e'ofPeSticidesOlOr~ referred to as the "International Code ofConducq ; . .

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'.TAi<ING into account the circumstances and ,particular requiromet!ts of'. clev~IOPin$countries and countries with 'economies in transition,inp'arijc~lat the .qeedto'suenfbcn natfonalcapabiUtiCs andfapacities rtr tbe management of ,chemi~Js, .mcluding transfer of lecbJiOlOgy. ptOviding finlPlei"., aDd. tec:llni~ar-.slsdmce and promoting eo-operation among tM Parties ;' . .

.• . NotING the specific needs of some countries for Information and transitmovepumts ;

RECOGNISINGthat .gocd management,prac:ticesfor chemicals··sbQuld be

r;td~~'\:,:::e~,::~~:o~!;~o!i~~;cCo'n~~::; :::J~~;o~:~f=!~::, • tltei~~rn.ti(,)Mt1rade in chemicalS;' , .

"DEsIlONG toensuretbat hazardous chemicalS. _ "",exported from their}erritOfY .are packaged and labelled in a manner thatJs adequa~lyprotective of human heaJthand the enviroement, consistent wi.,. the principles of Atnended Londen Guidelinesand the International Code of Conduct ; .

REcOGNISINGthat trade and environmentatpolicies should be mutually slipporUve,witJla view to achieving sustainable development;

" . ,.EMPHASISINGthat nothing in this Convention shall be inteI:preted as implying inanyway a change in tberiJbts and obligations of a party under any existingintetnationatagreement applying to chemicals ln international trade or toenvirontnental protection ; ". .

,VJilDERSTANDiNG'that, the above recital is not intended to create a· Iliet:vchy, .betw~n this COiJvention and other internati~asreeinents; ,.

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~~«.erdfl1ffColfV£nt((}!1on ~ PrioiNnj~flWd.~nt Pr~ •. , .(Of" Certain· fi~iIr'il9~~i.C~ .q.nd:•.Pe,tIJp!~'~".{rJl~rw.#.lot)~J'ra,dF

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(a)!'Chemicaf' meansa substante w.e.tti~t·6~itHlfOrii\.~ PF·preWationand w~etherm~~factured·o.r:l?~~~~~,~;.J:lU,l~~l\~t,i~~j~~MYilivingorganism. It consists of the J(JJJ~mg .ca~~ne,s ,ofpeatlCldes(mcludmg severelyhazardous pesticide fonnul;iil6'ri$~,:lilid·ltia'~a:l;L:;,. "'. ':j:, t '>}~;;'j}fi. /' L

(b) "Banned Chemical' mean~~c~inWal~,&~6t\~hibk~h:i$e'ol ~or,ecategorieshave been prohibited,by.~lre~!'YaQt~ ~~rde;~~~ humanhealth or the environment. ltin,cludes a cbemicalthat has beenl'et\isedapproval forfirst-timeuse OJ' has been withdtawn 'by mduSirY'eith~itiorli1il~'ab1ii~~ttC'market orfrom further consideration in the domestic approvat'process' ah~hefc,nhere isclear evidence that sueh action has been taken in order to protect:b. ••.•• lth orthe environmensj.. " '.':., " ~:.". " t ..

(c) "Severely Restr..iclerJC~ical:!' ~ ~~mi~llkY~lb'~'~Whichwithin one or more categories hasbe~nrl'~h~~it~Q.:~Y.J;in~tr~gpl~1?~'J~~io~inorder to protect h~lllllie~l~ho~;the envirenment, but far which ce.ffiihtspecific

.uses' remain allowed: It ~des'a' cliettrlcsl th'a,ffias;;tbr vbtba1jyiWR·;., beenTefusedfora:pproviilor beenwithdrawn by~iridtistry-didft¥-~~_ketor from further consideration in &bedc:lIrwstio.~tal~~;r_(W",e.:there is

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(rJ) "Severely Hazardous Pesticide- Form1!lation" .meaas- achemicalformulated forpesHCida:ltise i'6at pt6duces-·.s~'V~~nea..lthOfenvironmentaleffectsobs-ervabteiWtMn'ttis~.t*tfotf'ofcime·aftit-"'Bi1tllitll~ 6tpOiU~ under

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(I) "Export'and "Importvmean, 'in th~ir respectiveconnetations themovement of a chemical from one ,P"artyto.aDQther,Party, bute~clu~mereitransit operations ;

(g) "Part)!' means a State or regional economic ~tegration, organizationthat hasconsented to be bound by this Convention and for which the Convention is inforce;

(h)-"RigWntil Economic Integration Qrg""~dtion" means an organizationcon~tiY''S(jvereign State of agiven'i:egioi\'to wttich,its 'member States;bavetrahsferrt*lLOOmpete~e in respect of 'matters gt)yemed by this COOVelltiqnandwhicbh~been duly authorised, in accordance widtitsinternal proced~.~ sign,,ratify, acce}>t,approve'OTaccede to this Cbnvention.;' . . '

(I) "Chemical Review Committel!' means the subsidiary. body referred to inparagraph 6 ofArticle 18.

ARTICLE 3-SCOPE orras CONVENTION

L·TbisCofiventiQn applies to:,(il)' bltnn;~dorseverely restricted 'chemicals'; and

. (b) severely hazardous pesti~ide formulati~n$. :

2. Tbisc'9Ilvention does netapply to:

(a) narcotic' drugs and psychotropic substances;(b)~4i~a~ivematerials; "" .r

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(d) chemical weapons;(e) pharmaceuticals, including human and veterinary drugs ;(f) ch$bicals used as food additives ;(g) food ;(JI) cbemicalsin quantities notlikely to affect'lmman health or the env~nt

provideddwy-mreimportC\d;(,J for the purpose of research oranaJysis, or(Ii) bY an individual for his or her own persOnaluse in quantities reasonable

for such use. .

AR"tiCLE 4-:-:-DESIGNATED NATI~AUlHORITIES

(l ) Each Party shall designate one or more national ,authorities thatllball beauthorised to act on its behalf in the performance of the administrative: limcUonsrequii'ec;lby this Convention.

(2) Eaeh party shaUSeek to ensure that such authority or authoritie$. havesufficient resources to perform their tasks effectivelY_

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(3) Each Party shall, no later thmthedate of the entrY hito furce of this conV'elrtion 'for it, notify the name and addresS(lfsuehairthoritY ~8Uthotitiesto the secretariat. Itshall forthwith notify the Secretariat of any changes in the nilme and address Of suchauthority or authorities. ,"

(~) The Secretari~ shall forthwitb'irtforin the PartIeS of the nOtifitatiohS it ~eives .~under paragraph 3. . ' ' ",:'

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ARTICLE5--PRq<;EDUR~ FQIl)BAN ONSEVERELl kEs.TRlcttD,C~,

(I) Each Party that has aPoptedll.,'fiIialreguJatoiy ~Ot{ SIlallriOtify the Sdci'etariat,in writing of such action. Suchpoti~~ shall be made as soon as possible, and in ,any event not later than ninety ,~ys:afteqhe qate on which t:l)e,~r~latory IUitionhas taken effect, and shall coDtain the inf~n req~ by,Anriex:l,~bere available.

(2) Each Partyshall, at tli~dit~of entry.into (orce'ofth~C9nv~WnfOl' iknotifythe Secretariat in wtitmg of its' final regu.iatorYactiOQSin effeGla~that lime.;e~ptthat ,each Party, that has. submitted notifications of final regulatory actions under the 'Amended London Guidelines orthe International Code ofConch1cfneed not resubmitthose .notifieatiens. .

(3) The Secretariat shall, as ~0(lI1as possi~IC1~and in an.y.,veat~t later tha six ",.months after receipt of a no~ific~nunde.r para~ 1 and.2\ venDI wlttrther the . .notification contains the information required by AnnexI, if the notification contains>the information required.the Secretariat~lforthwithforwaidto all Parties a summarY. "of the information ~ved, ifu.eoo~ c:loesnotrontain1be infennationrequiie4,it shall inform the notifyipgPw~dingly:

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(4)The Secretariat shall every six~t)JltJis communicate ~othe~artiesll synop~isof the infonmrtiott receiv-'ed pursuant' to. patapp1ts land 2,~including. iIlfo~tionregarding those notittcilti(Jlls which ~onot contain all' the 'infOnriation,;~quiied by •Annex I. ' ", "

(5)When the Sec~tarlathas received at lus*~nenotifi~a~o~'t;rQR,t,~c~ ()f~o"prioririfonrted Con~1:tgl()rtste~diri~a,pafti~u~~#fui(;al ~i~.!et,ilied~,thereqliiremet.'ts,ofAnf1ex,~,it~t~drWardth~to.ttl~~~~"e~~f~~~e.The compositwtt oCtile PriOrtnf~ttftM Consent regIons sbalib,e ~~tinCdm~ 4~lst,Qnto be adopted by consensus at the frrst d1et!ting()f tile Conf~rence of'the ~s. ;

(6) The ChemicaIJteviewCmnrlt1rt~e :stlidlttvrew the inf~~Ho~ provi<fed.insuch notificationsand~. itt~2b8td.nee.whIt dt~ ~rit.€t'la. s~fout' '91 Anne2( 11,recommend to theCOOfetente'of th~·Ni11•• w1ieiher,the ichemical in questionshould be made su~ect !Q, the Ptior InfCRmodCoosentpreeedureand,~acc:Grdihgb6.be listed in Annex III. ,;

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listing of the severely hazardous pesticide formation in Annex III. In-developing aproposal, the Party may draw upon technical expertise from any relevant source. Theproposal shall contain the information required by part Iof Annex IV.

(2) The Secretariat shall, as soon as possible, and in any event not later than sixmonths after receipt of a proposal under paragraph I, verify whether the proposalcontains the information required by part I of Annex IV. If the proposal contains theinformation required, the Secretariat shall forthwith forward to all Parties a summaryof the information received, if the proposal does not containthe information required,it shall inform the proposing Party accordingly.

(3) The Secretariat shall collect the additionalinformation set out in part 2 ofAnnex IV regarding theproposal forwardedunderparagraph 2.. - . ,

(4}When the requirements of'paragraphs 2 and 3 above have been fulfille. withregard to a particular severely hazardous pesticide formulation, the Secretariat shallforward the proposal and the related information to the Chemical Review Coiiunittee.

(5) The Chemical Review Committee.shall review the information provided in theproposal and the additional information collected and, in accordance with the criteriaset out in part 3 of Annex IV, recommend to the Conference of the Parties whether theseverely hazardouspesticide formulation in question, shouldbe made s'ubject to thePrior Informed Consent procedure" and, accordingly, be listed ~Annex III. ' .

ARTICLE 7~LISTING OF CHFMICALSIN ANNEX III

(1) For each chemical that the Chemical Review Committee has decided torecommend for listing in Annex III, it shall prepare-a draft decision guidance doctnrtent.The decisionguidance document should, at aminimum.be based on th~ informationspecified in Annex I, or, as the caslf may be, Annex IV,and include informati~ onusesof the chemi cal in a category other than the category for whichthe final re~tory

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(2) The flfcommendation referred to. in Parag~app I together with the draftdecision ~idiUlce docpment shall be forwardedt.Q;tb.~C,ontW~ce of the PartiC1S.,TheConf~ren¢e_~f th~Pariies .~hall decidewhethe,r .~~,f4~piiCai~pould be made s!lbj~to the Prior'lmormeCi :~orisen~ procedure lind, li~~,qrdillgly>Iisrthe chemic~w.Anne~III aha approve'the draft decision' guidance document.' "

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(3) ~en a~ecision tolist a chemical in Annex II. ha~beenjtake~,jUld therelated deCisiong\l.~danc§ document has been apw~ved hiY,the Conferenc~.oftpeParties, the 'Secretariat shallforthwith communicate.thisinformation to all Parties.

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ARTICLE 8~HEMICALS IN THE VOLUNTARY PRIOkINFORMED CCJNSENT PROCEOtiRE

(1) For any chemical, other than a chemical listed in Annex III, that has beenincluded intheyol~tary Prior Informed Consent procedure before the dare.of thefirst ineeti~g of the 'Conference of the Parties, the Conference of the Parties shalldecide atthat meeting to listthe chemical inAniI~xiiI',providedthatit is Satisfi~d thatall tlte:requirements for listitrg in that Annex have:~e,n fulfilled... .: T:. ,:

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ARTICllE 9~REMOVAt OF CHEMiCALS FROM ANNeX III :

(1) Ifa Party shbtnits to the Sectetafiat infonnation that~~'notavai1abl~ai thetime of the decision'to list a chemicdl m Annex IIIanit that infOrmatlo'iIi'ridicatesthat itslisting may no longer be justified in accordance with tbereleYant <:ritlma:in Annc,\ II or,as the case may be, Annex IV, the Secretariat shalkforward.the:mrornuttiOtl!to theChemical Review Committee. . < c ;.'

(2) The Chemical ~tr.vitlw Committee ~l1/lIJ.J'eview .~ infOfllUltion it receivesunder paragraph 1. For each chemlcalithat~e Chemical Re.~ ~ee def:ide~, inaccordance with the relevant criteria in AnnexII or, as the case may qe,AnnexIY, to~~=~~~for removal ftomAntlex 111, it shaHprel'm;~a revised~hl~ ~dsion :~~f~

t~).A rec6mniendatiori 'refeii~d to 'tn pcvagrapl(1 ~)l~libe. f~~ard~4, ,t()' theConference of the PartieS, and be)cc0!Dpanied by a revis.~dd,ra~~desision.gulc;lapsedocument. TheConference oftlle parties shalldecide w~eth.er.th~ch.~1ll,~(j:atsh9UlQberemoved from Annex III afiir whether to approve the revisecr' dtaft d~cisionLgUi'dance '.document.' ' " : ';,j (~

(4}Whena. decision to remove from~ex III hasbe~n: take~'~nd the revi~e~decision guidance document has been approved by the Conference of the Parties, theSecretariat shan, forthwith' communicate thisinformatiolft~ all P~~. ' i' ,

ARTICLE, ~,~BLlGAT\ONS IN ~TION TO.I~TS OF.,~'., CHEMICALS LISTED IN ANNEX Ill' .' . ," .

(I) Each Party shall implement appr~priate le~slati:,~ or a~tiv~lllFasuresto ensure timely decisions with respect to the import of chemicals listed in ADnexIlI .

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(2) Each Party shall transmit to the Secretariat, as soon as possible, aqdit) any I

event not later-than ninemOlrths after the date:ofdispatCh' dfthe'decisioti'~idancedocitmerlheierred' to .in:paragrap~j1'ofArtiC1e'7 ,s'~~~0tl~e,',c:~it~b~U)$!~e fu~import ofthe chemical concerned. ff a P'lirty hl6difies'this'response, it shall tortliWi~"submit the'revisedreSvoftS~(tbth~;S~tietariat. ' ',,'," :1\)" q, :'c'

.(3) The Secretariat' shall, at the expiratidn of th~ tinie perW<'l1ijh;'paragraph 2,forthwith address to a Party that has not provided such Itn$pOllS,e,: ~uvmton'riqUestto do so" Should the ~~rt,ybe un~pl<;JQprQyi~ 'i'l~~nse,t!le~~ff~t~~? ~hereapprQpnate, help it tp provide ~ r~~p,pnse,wlthjn~ tiIne ~~ s~~~ ~J,l;I.c:,~sentence of paragrapli 2 of Article II. ., ," . :(

(4) ,A flt~ponse~der pafUTaph ,2 shal1~ist of eitb4'r;:,·(a) a final' decision,'pursuimt to legislative or'adlniniStrative,'rt\~asbteS:

(I) to consentto ~port, '\i d: " "fl'

(;IlI1Qt to cons~~JQ,impor,t. '. ",,'ire!

(mYt9; ~9.nsentJo,~~ QIJI~~';lb~~ lP. ~~i~ ~tiq ••~.w:"(b) an interim respoJJsel w"kb_y indude:' li1' I', ;;'", 01;

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(I) an interim decision 'consenting to import with or without specifiedconditions, or not consenting to imllort during the interim period~

(il) a statement that a final decision is in under active consideration,(iii) a requesrto the Secretariat, or to the Party that notified the firialregulatory·

aJtion,'forfurther inform~tion, .(iv) a request to the Secretariat for assistance in evaluating the cliemical;

(5) A response under subparagraphs (a) or (b) of paragraph 4 shall relate to thecategory or categories specified for thechemieal in'Annex III.

(6) A final d~~isionshould be accompanied by adescription of any 'legislativeor administratlvenieasures upon which it is based.

(7) Each Party shall, not later than the date of eQ~ into force oftl}i~ Conv~Q.tionfor it; transmit tothe Secretariatresponses withnispecf to each chemica] iis~inAnnex I1I:,..( Party that bas' provided suchr:espoQse~ Uf1derthe Ame~e4; LO,ndoJl·'.Guidelines/,-,the ,!~~e~atiqnal Code of Conduct need 8Qt resubmit those r~spoQs~s: .

(8) Each Party shall make its. responses under this Article available to thoseconcerned within its jurisdiction, in accordance with its legislative or administrative

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(9) A ~artY ~~, pursuant to paragraphs 2 and 4 above and p.aragrap~ '2 ofArticle 11, takes a decision not to consent, to import of a chemical or to consent to itsimport only under specified conditions shall, if if has not already done so,simultaneously prohibit or make subject to the same conditions :

(a) imporrotthe' chemical from any source ; and .(b) .domesticproduction of the chemical for domestic use.

(lOjEve;>/~m9nths theSecr~taP<rt shail}D.form·~iU~wtj~softht:.respo~s;jth~received Sllchin(OJ:n)l\tionshall include a d~scription oftbc;legjslative or a~vemeasUI'~'oUw~ch,jh~ declsionshavebeen b~~' ~~r~ ;avllllaqle. The S~~.shall, in addition.Inform the Parties of'any.caseaof'faihire.to tr~mit a response,

ARTICLE 11~BLIGATIONS IN RELATION TQ ;EXPO,ltTS QF C.fIEMlCALS LISTED IN ANNEx.I1I, - - .' - -- ~'- : ){J" " " , '\ .• ': " . - - "" ., I;, - ,',"': - - _ i

J••Eacl)..exporting party shall : ,". .Cal it$i,~Jh~nt;tPpfopriatelegislatI'Ve .~tadtpin~stnitiv~me~\Jt~~ to c6mniiJpipa~;J,)respoit~€s fbtW~d'edby 'the Secretariat iiiaccor~'Ce :~tJipar.!l~rapl},W?fAffl¢t~, ,10 to those concerned within its jurisdiction; ... .";:; ,. ,!, 'L. .

(b) take appropriate itigislathre Oradmn1istrati~ mlaSufeS weIiStk that eipOtterswithin' it$juris,;f1l;tioncotnPly with decisions,in eaph !~po~se not ,1~rtb8A,$ixmonths after'the' date on which the Secretariat first informs rhe Parties of suchresponse in accordance with paragraph 10 of Article lU ;':. ." ;. ·

(c) advise and assist importing Parties, UPOI}'t~'cjuest~nd;~;appr~piiaie::(i) to df>iaiD filltiieiinforitt~tion to-h~lpth~~to' ilik~a~~i6~in atcdrdance

with paragraph 4 of Article 10 and tiaragra"h.2:~C) beloW, and;' ",'

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(2) Each Party shall ensure that achemical listed in Annex IT!is not exported fromits territory to arty iniportmg 'PartYtlt.lt,m'e~~tioriJafCi~~tlrices/'iwifttile'd totransmit a response or has ..transmitted an interim responsethat does not cot1~frhltl.interim decisionunless :.

(a) it is a:chemical that atJhe ti~-Qf imPQrt, ~'f~gi5t§~ &$," AAemj~al in theimporting PartY ; or . ~' " ' . ,• " .

(b)iHs a c~i';:aJ -,wAich eVKknce e~tbat,it bas P'~iqusly bem usedin" Qr imported imo, the: ithporting Party. anditi relati0ll::to wmcb do r~atory:' .action to prohibit itsuseiiufs~talcen;01,;. '.: IJ ,.,1""

,(c) eJq'llicit cOnsent til the import bas1beeDjsougG& and fae,n{lby dW'exporterthrough &. designaU'ldJt8tiOnal autlt01':itly ,of the inipOl1ing.Party;.; mae ioiportlltg\·Party shallmpoQd, 1lo':8Ucb a rFQUest·wi~nsiX:..,. .iialyS:1U1dshaU promptlyD.QtifytheS~cretarilUiof:tts~uion,,·, i;I~Lj;, I"~ h: .~~.

, TIle 'obligations dr eip'orrlllgParties iincter' this'patagraplishllll' apptiwitlieffect fromthe 'eX]lliratiOll;of a period of: six .men~ from1he dateoon which theSecretariat first informs the Partios,:iQaocordance''With'para<gmpit 1Oof!Artwle lOc,thata Party hasJailedl totfanslmlta r~sportlleon ~.sI tmnsmi~ed _ 'iDtermr response r:

thatdoesnot:.Con~,an-iDt~~:,~bQi~~~;~d'~'.~1yforone:y. eari,,' ::', ;,. "AAA1tLE12~E~tNomrCATtoN ' I''' .

•(I)'Where IicliemicaltJiafis ~nfitd'orSl!·v~ryrestrict6d'brd)aitYis~xportedfroni~tsterritory,' that ~~shiiUprov'lde an expbtf1i(j\itictttion~tOl1ie UnpoWfflg~: ,',The' e*port ~notificatioH sllldllnCtude the irlforiijatiott'sa o~ iii'A1lnex \I." (; , .

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,.~~) ~~.,e~r0rt n~li~~afion~?lill.be!gr~vid~,~ fqr}Qat,~n~rni~~I,prio~ tQ,the first

::~~H'~~~~:~hd~C!{f~l~~~~m~it~~elF~J~~~~~;i~r:1b~~~~~'irequirement to notify before export may be waived by tile designated national authority .of the importing Party." . ,'i fl' .fi,:, -", .1) • ·m; t.

d)~ :exp~rting 'plu1ysh~lijpf()tid~ "i1iiiipd~~~J:-~kp(jrt:ngirti,~~l~~~~~1(p.~. ,adopted a final regulatory action that results in a major change conceniiIig ffi~~an6i'sevei'e'~9tWetloft erthaflehehtii!itT: .. :i;.;;:;»' ,J~ !tr",'<-tP_iV;"::w" <;'i; ,\

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~~?!::~~~~~~~~~ttb"~\~~il~~E~~~~~~rf,8~f~9;f~~~i;ij~~~r;~~~;~notification, .It shall submit ~ second nO~llicatIOn. The expoHmg FartY snan makereaSonlbleefrorts wJ~Ure tblil1lie nnportfngll'aftyT~k~~d''Kblflitation .

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(b) the importing Party has provided aresponse for the chemical to theSecretariat in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 10 ; and

(c) the secretariat has distributed the response to th~'p.arties in accordance withparagraph 2 of Article 10. .

ARTICLE 13-INFORMATION TO ACCOMPANY EXPORTED CHEMICALS

(1) The conference of the Parties shall encourage the World CustomsOrganization to assign specific Harmonized system customs codes to the individualchemicals or groups of chemicals listed in Annex HI, as appropriate. Each Party shallrequire that, whenever a code has been assigned to such a chemical. the shippingdocument for that chemical bears the code when exported.

(2)WithQutprejudice to any requirements of the importing Party; each Partyshall require that both chemicals listed in Annex ITI and chemicals banned or severelyrestricted in its territory are, when exported, subject to .labelling .requirements thatensure adequate availability of information with regard tol risks and/orltazal'ds; tohuman health orthe environment, taking into account relevant international staQ~ds.

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(3) Without prejudice to any requirements of the importing Party, each Partymay require that chemicals subjectto environmental or health labelling requihmentsin its territory are, when exported, subject to labelling requirements that ensure a4equateavailability of information with regard to risks and hazards to human hetdth or theenvironment, taking into account relevant international standards.

(4) With respect to the chemicals referred to in paragraph 2 that are to be usedfor occupational purposes, each exporting Party shall require that a safely data. sheetthat follows an internationally recognized format, setting out the most up-to-dateinformation available, is sent to each importer.

(5) The information on the label and on the safely, data sheet should", as far aspracticable, be given in one or more of the offi,ci~Ja,ngUages of the importi~:P.flrtY:;

ARTICLE 14-INFORMATION EXCHANGE

(1) Each Party shall, as appropriate and in accordance with the objective of thisConvention, facilitate:

(a) the exchange of scientific, technical, economic and .legal inf~tionconcerning the chemicals within the scope of this Convention, includingtoxicological, ecotoxicological and safely infotmation ;

(b)the provision of publicly available informati~n on domestic regulato.jactionsrelevantto the objectives of this Convention; and - "

(c) the provision of information to other Parties, directly or through the ~at.on domestic regulatory actions that substantially restrict one or more uses of thechemical; as appropriate.

(2) Parties that exchange information pursuant to' this Convention shalfprotectanfconfidential information as mutually agreed. '

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(3) The following information shall not bt regarded as confidential for thepurposes of this Con\'t;~tj'?P': " ;> J' •

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(b)'theinfdrmation cantaill~d in th'esafelY data sh~etiefufred' t() 'Ji1p~a:ph 4ofArtide IJ';'" '( '::: , ,,',;1 ";"'~';·l(; .: ",'

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(c) the expiry date of the chemical; ,," 'v(d) information on precautionary measures, including hazard classification, the

nature of the risk and the relevant safety advice; and(e) the summitry 'results of the toxicOlo~ar a'rtaJeotb){icological tests,

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(4) .Theproduction 4at~ of~e chemicalshall &e1Wf.9lJynot be c'?llsiQ9l'edconfidential for the purposes of this Convention. '

(5) Any Party requiring information on transit movements through its territory ofchemicals listed in Annexll! may rep6ititS n'eetltb the Secretariat, which shall informall Parties accordingly. ,; ''''''-,.,jL;-,' I'

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(1) Each P.a.l1Y shalll.·suchmeasttreS,as'may',becntCiessary 1D~tablisb:.dstrengthenits nati~liBirMtwcttJrt:uBd~iMiona {Of ilie~ive itirplementaUonof this C.\?nvention. These measures may include;::a.'Lrequited,\1be ~option';oramendment of'national Iegislative or administrative measures andqtay also include:

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,.' (a} the esta~~i.$lUe,n,;pf:na~i9~~~~~ter$.,~lI}l,~~billl~liAG-J~m8 .~~inf0rJXlfltionfon:R-emi~~,~ .il;' ~)c,t,:'(,y :h,q'f'; 1,'

saf,,~~?},.h:n~:~.c?ur~g~men,t or ini~~~tives b)f industry !RPf,0fI!?1f: ,£bemical. Y~: ,... 10 'ici L' ~,~r;·;.;·.J:"'. ":.c .t.:'i<iJ~~n! i~~-;j:

:(c).the prompJ~~ :9Jf. :folHDtlll1' ~gr~~~l~:.~~!h&i~.~jdt:~~'l!,.t.l.aeprovisions of Article 16. .

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l~nteadIt:n'~A'ati:~es Jthn'~~!~~ ~~~~er~~or;~UUlanh;~lt~! ~~th~;~pvir?~~.pt;~;!he ,~,~emicalsIS 1· nnex ' . '" r- ,.' . ' ,

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(4) Nothing in this Conve~~l b~in~eri~resttitUng_'.tighf'...r theParties _to, take,,!lction, th,at is m,Qr,e str,i,n,gen,tly l',rSlt, e,C!iV.e,',,Of,h~~" "hel$lth,and the~tittifimthat'@(edfof lritffis'tdifv~tibIl;lptV'Y!alld¥:JBCI{!ktt'8h'iS 80ns' nt

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ARTICLE 16-TECHNICAL ASSISTftNCE '" •

The.Parties shall, taking into account in particular therieeds of developingcountrif.SJu:l,Id,~un1ries· with economies in transition, co-operate-in promoang technicalassistanee,ffr: tlte. development of the infrastructure and thecapl\cityncce5$8l}' tomamlgec;h~,micals to enable implementation .ofthis Convention ..Parties with moreadvancedpiegr_es for regulating chemicals sho~ld provide techD,icalassjStance,including ttaiping, to other.Parties in developing theirinfrastructJ,lreandcapacity tomanage ch~als throughou; their life-cycle. .',

';. ".'ARTICLE 17-NoN .COMPLIANCE

The Conf~ of the Parties shall, as soon ~ practicable, develop mid approveprocedures and institutional mechanisms for determining non-compliance with theprovisions of thiJ:.CoDvention and for treatment of Parties found to be in non-compliance. .

ARTICLE 18-CoNFERENCE .OF THE PARTIES

{I) A Confdrenoe of the Parties is hereby established.(2) The first meeting of the Conference of the Parties shall be convened by the

Executive DirectQr ofuNBP and the Director-General ofFAO; acting jointly, 00 latertban oder year adler the entry into force of this Convention. Thereaftet; ordinary

.'mecrtinga. of b Cotiference of the Parties shall be held' at regulat iJiterYals' to bedeteimined by the Conference. .

r,(3) :Exiniordinary meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall be ~!.t fehother times' as may be deemed necessary by the Conference, or at the wtitteifliecfllestofany Party previded that it is supported by at least one third of the PlIiti~.

, (4) 't'he Conference of the Parties shall by consensus agree upon and adopt atits first ineeting rules' of procedure and financial rules for itself and any sUbsidiarybodJtti fi 'Well as finaneial provisions governii1g the functioning of the SecRitariat.

(5) The Conference of the Parties shall keep under continuous review andcvaltlation the implementation of this Convention. It shall perform tlte functionsassipe~no it by'tbeConventi,on and, to this end, shall : .

(a) estab6shfurther to the requirements of paragraph 6 below, such subsidiarybodies, as it considers necessary for the implementation of the Convelmon ;

(b) co~, Where appropriate, with cofupetent intet11ationllIor8lJlizationsand mttrgbvei'DmentaI and non-govermtlental bodies; and .

(c) conSider aDd Wldertake any additionallWtion that may be required for the'achievement of the objectives nf the ConVtdticm.

(6) 'J'he Conferenceof the Parties shall, at its ~ meeting, establish .Il.••• ...,body, 'tc.:~~lt4the C~cal R~view.c~ittee,~or,e ,purposes of~dte.functions assigned to that Committee by this ConventIOn. In this regard :

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(a) the members of the Chemical Review Committee shall be appointed bythe Conference of the Parties. Membership of the Committee shall consist of alimited number of government-designated experts 'in. chemicals management.The members of the Committee shall be appointed on the basis of equitablegeographical distribution, including ensuring a balance between developed anddeveloping Parties ;

(b) the Conference of the Parties shall decide on the terms of reference,organizatien and operation of the Committee; .

(c) the Committee shall make every effort to make its recommendations byconsensus. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted, and no consensusreached, such recommendation shall as a last resort be adopted by a two-thirdsmajority vote of the members present and voting. .

The United Nations, its specialized agencies and the International Atomic EnergyAgency, as well as any State not Party to this Convention, may be .represented atmeetings of the. Conference of the Parties as observers. Any body or agency, whethernational or international, governmental or non-governmental, qualifiee in matterscovered by the Convention, and which has informed the Secretariat of it!!.wish to berepresented at a meeting of the Conference of the Parties as an observer maybeadmitted unless at least one third of the Parties present object. The admission andparticipation of observers shall be subject to the rules of procedure adopted by theConference of the Parties.

ARTICLE 1hSECRETARlAT

(1) A Secretariat is hereby established.

(2) The functions of the Secretariat shall be:

(a) to make arrangements for meetings of the Conference of the Parties and itssubsidiary bodies and to provide them with services as required ;

(b) to facilitate assistance to the Parties, particularly developing Parties andparties with economies in-transition, on request, in tlieimplementation of thisConvention ;

(c) to ensure the necessary'eo-ordination with the secretariats of other relevantinternational bodies ;

(d) to enter, ~der theoverall guidance ~f the C~nferenc~ of the Parties, intosuch administrative and contractual arrangelilents as may ~ required for the effectivedischarge of its functions ; and ..,

(e) to perform the other secretariat futYctipns'specifiat in . this Convention andsuch other functions as may be determined by the Conference of the Parties.

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arrangements as shall be agreed between them and approved by the Conference ofthe Parties.

(4) The Conference of the Parties may decide, by a three-fourths majority ofthe Parties present and voting, to entrust the secretariat functions to one or moreother competent international organizations, should it find that the Secretariat isnot functioning as intended.

ARTICLE 20-SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES

(1) Parties shall settle any dispute between them concerning the interpretationor application of this Convention through negotiation or other peaceful means oftheir own choice.

"(2) When ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to this Convention, or atany time thereafter, a party that is not a Regional Economic Integration Organizationmay declare in a written instrument submitted to the Depositary that, withrespect toany dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Convention, itrecognizes one or both of the following means of dispute settlement as compulsory inrelation to any Party accepting the same obligation:

(a) arbitration in accordance with procedures to beadopted by the Conference~f the Parties in an annex as soon. as practicable; and

(b) submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice ..

(3) A Party that is a Regional Economic Integration Organization may make adeclaration with like effect in relation to arbitration in accordance with the procedure.referred to in paragraph 2 (a).

(4) A declaration made pursuant to paragraph (2) shall remain in force until itexpires in accordance with its terms or until three months after written' notice of itsrevocation has been deposited with the Depositary.

(5) The expiry of a declaration, a notice of revdcation or a new decIaration shallnot in any way affect proceedings pending 'before an arbitral' tribanal or theInternationalcourt of.Justice unless the parties tothe dispute otherwiseagree. :

(6) If the parties to a dispute have not accepted the same or any procedurepursuant to paragraph Z'and iftheyhave notbeenableto settle their dispute withintwelve months following notification by one party to another that a, 4i$pute existsbetween them, the dispute shall be submitted to a conciliationcommission at therequest Qf any party to the dispute. The conciliation commission shall'rendera r~ortwith recommendations. Additional procedures relating to the conciliation cqinmissiOhshall be included in an annex to be adopted by the Conference of the Parties 1l00laterthanthe secoad meeting cj.,rtheConference: .

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, ARTICLE2 I-AMENDMENT TOTHECONVENTION

(1) Amendments to this Convention may be proposed by any Party.

(2) Amendments to this Convention shall be adopted at a meeting of the COnferenceof the parties. The text of any proposed amendment shall becommunicated to the Partiesby the Secretariat at least six months before the IIl~eting at which it is proposed foradoption. The Secretariat shall also communicate the proposed amendment to thesignatories to this Convention and, for information to the Depository.

" .(3) The Parties shall make every effort to reach agreement on any proposed

amendment to this Convention' by consensus. 'If ali efforts at consensus have beenexhausted, and no agreement reached, the amendment shall as a last resort be adoptedby a three-fourths majority vote of the Parties prestmt and voting at the meeting.

(4) The amendment shall be communicatedby the Depository to all Parties forratification, acceptance or approval. '

. (5),Ratification, acceptance Cirapproval ofan amendmentshall be notified to theDepository in writing. An amendment adopted in, accotd~ce with paragraph 3 shallenter into force for the Parties having accepted it on the ninetieth day 'after th~date of

,deposit of instrUments of ratification; acceptance or approval by at least three fourthsof the Parties: Thereafter, the amendment shall enter into force for any other Party onthe ninetieth day after the date on which that Party deposits its instrument ofRatification, Acceptance of.Approval ,of the Amen~ent. '

ARTICLE 22~ADOPTION ANDAMENOMENT OF ANNExEs

'( 1) Annexes to this, Conv~n!i6ti ShllIi'form art intewal part thereo~ an,~' unlessexpressly provided otherwise, a reference to this Convention constitutes at the sametime a reference to any annexes thereto. '

(2) Annexes shall be,re~tric~ed!o pro~dural, scientific, technical or administrativematters. ' ,

(3) The following procedure shall apply to the proposal, adoption and entry intoforce of additional annexes to this-Convention:

. (a) addi~ionalannexe~',shaU be prdP~Sed ~d,adopilid aCC6~dingto the prO~dUrelaid down m paragraphs 1, 2 and J ofAifide2} ;),~~ -,

(b) any Party that is unable to accept an additional annex shall so notify theDepository, in writing, within o$)lelIt' ftwtiM date dfcdmmunication of the adoptionof:~~i!l<Witi~pal,anne~ by tht: ~sit8r)'.~ :~,~tary sh!llJ\~tho~ delay notify allP~.leso.f any s~b n,otifi~~()ll.~iYaf.,~'~ ~r~!~r\iIlle~)Vi~dI;a.\V~a ~)1<>usnqti1;icatlOn.of nop.-~ptanf;e m res~ ~rap' ~ttoruy ,aJ,U1ex ~ pie ann~x,shalltherenter .' "foreefor that Patty ~ci iO~ , ' ,,' ',' h (c) below . and j,

'~~~"( ,',.c,' """,;;~, ,'" >"",(c,onthe expU;yof ~ y~ar f,JOJililthe date oftbe copm1~ by~~&itfu"y

of the adoption of an additional annex, the annex shall enter into force for all Partiesthat have not submitted a notification in accordance with the provisions ofsubparagraph (b) above.

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(4) Except in the case of Annex III, the proposal, adoption and entry into forceof amendments to annexes to this Convention shall be subject to the same proceduresas for the proposal, adoption and entry into force of additional annexes to theConvention.

(5) The following procedure shall apply to the proposal, adoption and entryinto force of amendments to Annex III.

(a) amendments to Annex III shall be proposed and adopted according totheprocedure laid down in Articles 5.to 9 and paragraph 2 of Article 21 ;

(b) the Conference of the Parties shall take its decisions on adoption byconsensus;

(c) a decision to amend Annex III shall forthwith be communicated to theParties by the Depositary. The amendment shall enter into force for all Parties on adate to be specified in the decision.

(6) If an additional annex or an amendment to an annex is related to an amendmentto this Convention, the additional annex or amendment shall not enter into force untilsuch time as the amendment to the Convention enters into force. .

ARTICLE 23- VOTING

(1) Each Party to this Convention shall have one vote, except as provided for inparagraph 2 below." .

(2) A regional economic integration organization, on matters within itscompetence, shall exercise its right to vote with a number of votes equal to thenumber ofits member States that are Parties to this Convention. Such an organizationshall not exercise its right to vote if any of its member States exercises its right tovote, and vice versa. -

(3) For the purposes of this Convention, "Parties present and voting" meansParties present and casting an affirmative or negative vote.

ARTICLE 24-SIONATURE

This Convention shall be open for signature at Rotterdam .byall States andregional economic integration organizations on l lth September, 1998, and\at UnitedNati0ns Headquarters in New York fromlzth September, 1998 to 1,Oth,September,1999.:

ARTICLE 25-RATIFICJ\TION, ACCEPTANCE, AppROVAL OR ACCESSION

'. (1 ) ThIs Convention shall ~e subject to ratification, acceptartce'o~'ap~ro:val byStates and by _regional economic integration organizations. It shall be Open foraccession ~y:States ari~ by r~~ional.ecpnoinic integration or~~i.iations lt~rntl)~dayafter the date on which 'the Convention is closed fot signature. Instruments ofr.ti~ation,acceptance; approval or accession shall be deposited with tli" Depositary.

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(2) Any regional economic integration organization that becomes a Party to thisConvention without any of its member States being a Party shall be bound by all theobligations under the Convention. In the case of such organizations, one- or more ofwhose member States is aPaity to this Convention, the Organization and itS memberStates shall decide on their respective responsibilities for the performance of theirobligations under the Convention. In such cases; the Organization and ·tIl.memberStates shall not be entitled to exercise rights under the Convention cono\llTalUy.

(3) In its instrtunent of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, aregionaleconomic integration organization shall declare the extent of its competence. respoctof the matters governed by this convention. Any such organization shall also infonnthe Depositary, who shall in tum inform the Parties, of any relevant modification in theextent of its competence.

ARTICLE 26-ENTRY INTO FORCE

(I) This Convention shall enter into force on the ninetieth day after the date ofdeposit of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.

(2) For each State or regional economic integration organization that ratifies,accepts or approves this Convention or accedes thereto after the deposit of'the fiftiethinstrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Convention shallenter into force on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit by such State or RegionalEconomic Integration Organization of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approvalor accession.

(3) For the purpose of paragraphs I and 2, any instrument deposited by a RegionalEconomic Integration Organization shall not be counted as additional to those depositedby member States of that Organization.

ARTICLE 27-REsERVATION

No reservations may be made to this Convention ..ARTICLE 28-WITIIDRAWAL

(1) At any time after three years from the date on which this Convention hasentered into force for a Party, that Party may withdraw from the Convention by givingwritten notification to the Depositary.

(2) Any such withdrawal shall take effect upon expiry of one year from the dateof receipt by the Depositary of the notification of withdrawal, or on such later date asmay be specified in the notification of withdrawal.

ARTICLE 29-DEPOSITARY

The Secretary-General of the United Nations shall be the Depositary of thisConvention.

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The original of this Convention, of which the Arabic, Chinese, English, French,Russian and Spanish texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorised to that effect,have signed this Convention.

DONE at Rotterdam on this tenth day of September, One Thousand Nine Hundredand Ninety-Eight.

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Notifications shall include:

(1) Properties, identification arid uses:

(a) common name;(b) chemical name according to an internationally recognized nomenclature for

example, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), wheresuch nomenclature exists ;

(c) trade names and names of preparations ;(d) code numbers; Chemicals Abstract Service (CAS) numbers, Harmonized

System Customs Code and other numbers;

(e) information on hazard classification, where the chemical is subject toclassification requirements;

(f) use or uses of the chemical; and

(g) physicochemical, toxicological and ecotoxicological properties.

(2) Final regulatory action:

(a) information specific to the final regulatory action:

(I) summary of the fmal regulatory action,

(ii) reference to the regulatory document,

(iii) date of entry into force of the final regulatory action,

(iv) indication of whether the fmal regulatory action was taken on the basisof a risk or hazard evaluation, covering a reference to the relevantdocumentation,

(v) reasons for the final regulatory action relevant to human health,including the health of consumers and workers, or the environment, and

(vI) summary of the hazards and risks presented by the chemical to humanhealth, including the health of consumers and workers, or the environmentand the expected effect of the final regulatory action.

(b) category or categories where the fmal regulatory action has been taken,and for each category :

(I) use or uses prohibited by the fmal regulatory action,

(iI) use or uses that remain allowed, and

(iii) estimation, where available, of quantities of the chemical produced,imported; exported and used.

(c) an indication, to the extent possible, of the likely relevance of the finalregulatory action to other States and regions;

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(d) other relevantinfonnation that may cover:(;) assessment of socio-economic effects of the final regulatory action,(ii) information on alternatives and their relative risks, where available,

such as :-integrated pest management strategies, and-industrial practices and processes, including cleaner technology.

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CRITERIA FOR LISTING BANNED OR SEVERELY RESTRICTEDCHEMICALS IN ANNEX III

In reviewing the notifications forwarded by the Secretariat pursuant to paragraph5 of Article 5, the Chemical Review Committee shall :

(a) confirm that the final regulatory action has been taken in order to protecthuman health or the environment;

(b) establish that the fmal regulatory action has been taken as a consequence ofa risk evaluation. This evaluation shall be based on a review of scientific data in thecontext of the conditions prevailing in the Party in question. For this purpose, thedocumentation provided shall demonstrate that:

(i) data have been generated according to scientifically recognized methods,(ii) data reviews have been performed and documented according to generally

recognized scientific principles and procedures, and

(iii) the final regulatory action was based on a risk evaluation involvingprevailing conditions within the Party taking the action.

(c) Consider whether the final regulatory action provides a sufficiently broadbasis to merit listing of the chemical in Annex III, by taking into account.

(i) whether the final regulatory action led, or would be expected to lead, to asignificant decrease in the quantity of the chemical used or the number of itsuses,

(ii) whether the final regulatory action led to an actual reduction or risk or to asignificant reduction or risk for human health or the Party that submitted thenotification,

(iii) whether the considerations that led to the final regulatory action beingtaken are applicable only in a limited geographical area or in other limitedcircumstances, and ,

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CHEMICAL SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT PROCEDURE

Relevant CAChemical number(s) Category

2,4,5, T 93-76-5 Pesticide

Aldrin 309-00-2 Pesticide (B)

Captafol 2425-06-1 Pesticide (SR)

Chlordane 57-74-9 Pesticide (B)

Chlordimefonn 6164-98-3 Pesticide (B),

Chlorobenzilate 510-15-6 Pesticide (B)

DDT 50-29-3 Pesticide (B)

Dieldrin 60-57-1 Pesticide (B)

Dinoseb and dinoseb salts 88-85-7 Pesticide (B)

Fluroacetamide 640-19-7 Pesticide (B)

HCH (mixed isomers) 608-73-1 Pesticide (B)

Heptachlor 76-44-8 Pesticide (B)

Hexachlorobenzene 118-74-1 Pesticide (BSR)

Lindane 58-89-9 Pesticide (SR)

Mercury compounds, includinginorganic mercury compounds,alkyl mercury compounds andalkyloxyakyl and aryl mercurycompounds Pesticide

Pentachlorophenol 87-86-5 Pesticide

Monocrotophos (Soluble liquidformulations of the substancethat exceed 600g active Severely hazardousingredient/I) 6923-224 pesticide formulation

Methamidophos (Soluble liquidformulations of the substance Severely hazardousthat exceed 600g active pesticide formulationingredientll) 10265-92-6 banned

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Phosphamidon (Soluble liquidformulations of the substancethat exceed 1000g activeingredientll )

Methyl-parathion (emulsifiableconcentrates (EC) wi$19.5%,40%, 50%, 60% active ingredientand dusts containing 1.5%,2%and 3% active ingredient)

Parathion (all formulations -aerosols, dustable powder (DP),emulsifiable concentrate (EC),granules (GR) and wettablepowders (WP) - of thissubstance are included, exceptcapsule suspensions (CS)

CrocidolitePolybrominated biphenyls (PBB)

Polybrominated biphenyls (PCB)

Polychlorinated terphensyls(PCI)

Tris (2, 3~dibromopropylphosphate

Relevant CAnumber(s)13171-21-6mixture,(E) & (Z) isomers)23783-98-4 (Z)-isomers) 297-99-4«E)-isomer)

298-00-0

56-38-2

12001-28-436355-01-8 (hexa-)27858-07-7 (octa-)13654-09-6 )deca -)

l336-36-3

61788-33-8

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INFORMATfON AND CRITERIA FOR LISTING SEVERELY HAZARDOUSPESTICIDE FORMULATIONS IN A~X III

Proposals submitted pursuant to paragraph 1 of Article 6 shall include adequatedocumentation containing the following information:

(a) name of the hazardous pesticide formulation;

(b) name of the active ingredient or ingredient in the formulation;

(c) relative amount of each active ingredient in the formulation;

(d) type of formulation ;

(e) trade names and names of the producers, if available ;

(I) common and recognized patterns of use of the formulation within theproposing Party ; . ,

(g) a clear description of incidents related to the problem, including the adzerseeffects and the way in which the formulation was used; and

(h)any:regulatory, administrative or other measures taken, or intended to betaken, by the proposing Party in response to such incidents.

PART II-INFORMATION TO BE COLLECTED BY THE SECRETARIAT

Pursuant to paragraph 3 of Article 6, the Secretariat shall collectrelevantinformation relating to the formulation, includirig : .

(a) the physico-chemical, toxicological and ecotoxicological properties of theformulation; .

(b) the existence of handling or applicator restrictions in other States;

(c) information on incidents related to the formulation in other States;

(d) information submitted by other Parties, international organizations, non-governmental organizations or other relevant sources, whether national orinternational;

(e) risk and hazard evaluations, where available;

(I) indications, if available, of the extent of use of the formulation, such as thenumber of registrations or production or sales quantity ;

(g) other formulations of the pesticide in question, and incidents, if any, relatingto these formulations;

(h) alternative pest-control practices; and

(i) other information which the Chemical Review Committee may identify asrelevant.

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PART III-CRITERIA FOR LISTING SEVEIffiLYHAzARDOUS PESTICIDE FoRMUtATIONS

mANNEX III

In reviewing the proposals forwarded by the Secretariat pursuant to paragraph5 of Article 6, the Chemical Review Committee shall take into account:

(a) the reliability of the evidence indicating that useofthe formulation, inaccordance with commen.or recognized practices within tbeproposing Patty, resultedin the reported incidents;

(b) the relevance of such incidents to other States with similar climate, conditionsand patterns of use of the formulation;

(c) the existence of handling or applicator restrictions involving technology ortechniques that may not'be reasonablyor widely applied in States lacking thenecessary infrastructure ; ,

(d) the significance of reported effects in relation to the quantity of the formulationused; and

(e) that intentional misuse is not in itselfan adequate reason to list a formulationinAnnex III.

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rNFORMATION REQUIREMENTS f'OREXPOJ{fNOl1Fk:ATION .

I,Exportnotifications shall contain the following information:

(a) name and address of the relevant designated national authorities of theexporting Party and the importing Party ;

(b) expected date of export to the importing Party ;

(c) name of the banned or severely restricted chemical anda summary of theinformation specified inAnnex I that is to be provided to the Secretariat in accordancewith Article 5. Where more than one such chemical is included in a mixture orpreparation, such information shall be provided for each chemical;

(d) a statement indicating, if known, the foreseen category of the chemical andits foreseen use within the category in the importing Party ;

(e) information on precautionary measures to reduce exposure to, and emissionof the chemical;

(f) in the case of a mixture or a preparation, the concentration ofthe banned orseverely restricted chemical or chemicals in question;

(g) name and address of the importer; and

(h) any additional information that is readily available to the relevant designatednational authority of the exporting Party that would be of assistance to thedesignated national authority of the importing Party.

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2. In addition to the information referred to in paragraph I, the exporting Partyshall provide such further information specified in Annex I as may be requested bythe importing Party.

I certify, in accordance with Section 2( 1) of the Acts Authentication Act, Cap.A2, the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria 2004, that this is a true copy of the Billpassed by both Houses of the National Assembly.

NASIRU IBRAHIM ARAB,

Clerk to the National Assembly20th Day of June, 2005

EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM

This Act enables effect to be given in the Federal Republic of Nigeria to theRotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain HazardousChemicals and Pesticides in International Trade.

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AND ENFORCEMENl) BILL, 2005

(I) (2) (3) (4) (5)Short Title of the Long Title of the Summary of the Contents Date Passed by the Date Passed by the

Bill Bill of the Bill Senate House ofRepresentatives

Rotterdam Conven- An Act to establish Rotterdam This Bill seeks to enable effect to 17th May, 2004. 1st June, 2006.tion (Ratification Convention on the Prior be given in the Federal Republic ofand Enforcement) Informed Consent Procedure Nigeria to the Rotterdam Conven-Bill, 2005. for Certain Hazardous Chemicals tion on the Prior Informed Con-

and Pesticides in International sent Procedure for Certain Hazard-Trade (Ratification and Enforce- ous Chemicals and Pesticides inment) Bill, 2005. International Trade.

I certify that this Bill has been carefully compared by me with the decision reached by the National Assembly and found by me to be true andcorrect decision of the Houses and is in accordance with the provisions of the Acts Authentication Act Cap. A2, the Laws of the Federation of Nigeria,2004.

NAslRU IBRAHlMAtwl,Clerk to the National Assembly

20th Day of June, 2005._

J ASSENT.

CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO, OCFRPresident of the Federal Republic of Nigeria

22nd Day of June, 2005.

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