Ipen has convened an international panel of independent experts from the fields of fire safety, chemistry, policy, and remediation to present at this side event. Committee poprc, has recommended two substances for listing. The stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants is a multilateral environmental agreement to protect human health and the environment from chemicals, known as pops. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops pdf 614kb plain language summary the convention aims to reduce levels of pops entering the environment over time. Specific exemptions for use or production are listed in the annex and apply only to parties that register for them.
Secretariat of the stockholm convention office address. The poprc has also recommended strengthening the the stockholm convention is a living treaty that recognizes the need to take global action on chemicals that are a source. United nations stockholm convention on persistent organic. In june 2015 the european union eu and its member states submitted a proposal to list pentadecafluorooctanoic acid cas no. The chemicals targeted by the stockholm convention are listed in the annexes of the convention text.
Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops. The poprc consists of 31 government designated experts in areas of chemical. Secretariat of the basel, rotterdam and stockholm conventions office address. Download the complete document in word or pdf format by clicking on the icons.
Pops have harmful impacts on human health or on the environment. The stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants pops, adopted on 22. On friday, poprc7 met in a morning plenary to finalize its work. Committee poprc, stockholm convention regional centres. Parties must take measures to eliminate the production and use of the chemicals listed under annex a. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants report of. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants the parties to this convention, recognizing that persistent organic pollutants possess toxic properties, resist degradation, bioaccumulate and are transported, through air, water and migratory species, across international boundaries and deposited far from their place of release, where they. Convention on persistent organic pollutants stockholm convention under the hazardous. Committee at its fifth meeting and adopted in decision poprc51, a draft. Socioeconomic costs of pfas contamination a global issue of our time. Poprc of the stockholm convention on persistent organic. Stockholm convention executive secretary donald cooper. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants. Poprc 8 was held from 1519 october 2012 in geneva, poprc 9 to poprc 15 were held in rome.
Ipen will host a side event at the stockholm conventions poprc15 meeting upcoming in rome, italy. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants is an international environmental treaty, signed in 2001 and effective from may 2004, that aims to eliminate or restrict the production and use of persistent organic pollutants pops. Pfos, its salts and pfosf was added to annex b to the stockholm convention in 2009. Initiatives of the stockholm convention on alternatives. The convention entered into force on 17 may 2004, ninety 90 days after submission of the fiftieth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession in respect of the convention. The poprc at its 9th meeting in october 20 recommended the listing of pcn in annex a. Download the iisd rs summary and analysis of the meeting in html or pdf format. Stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants the. They remain intact in the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically and accumulate in the fatty tissue of humans and wildlife. The stockholm convention on persistent organic pollutants was adopted at a conference of plenipotentiaries on 22 may 2001 in stockholm, sweden.