Considerations on COM(2023)41 - EU position at the CoP for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants as regards the proposals for amendment of Annex A to that Convention

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dossier COM(2023)41 - EU position at the CoP for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants as regards the proposals for amendment ...
document COM(2023)41 EN
date April 25, 2023
 
(1) The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (the ‘Convention’) was concluded by the Union by Council Decision 2006/507/EC 4 and entered into force on 17 May 2004.

(2) Pursuant to Article 8 of the Convention, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention may list chemicals in Annexes A, B and/or C to the Convention and specify control measures related to such chemicals.

(3) At its eleventh meeting, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention is expected to adopt decisions to list further chemicals in Annex A to the Convention.

(4) It is appropriate to establish the position to be taken on the Union's behalf in the Conference of the Parties, as the decisions will be binding on the Union.

(5) In order to protect human health and the environment from further releases of dechlorane plus, methoxychlor and UV-328, it is necessary to reduce or eliminate the production and use of those chemicals at global level and to support their listing in the relevant annexes to the Convention.