Legal provisions of COM(2021)174 - EU position at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants as regards the proposal for amendment of Annex A - Main contents
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| dossier | COM(2021)174 - EU position at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic ... |
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| document | COM(2021)174  |
| date | April 7, 2022 |
Article 1
The position to be taken on the Union’s behalf at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants shall be to support the listing of perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds in Annex A to the Convention, taking due account of the relevant recommendations of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee without specific exemptions.
Article 2
Refinements of the position referred to in Article 1, in light of the developments at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, may be agreed upon by representatives of the Union, in consultation with the Member States, during on-the-spot coordination meetings without a further decision of the Council.
Article 3
This Decision shall enter into force on the date of its adoption.