Rotterdam Convention
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade | |
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Short title: | Rotterdam Convention |
Title (engl.): | Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade |
Abbreviation: | PIC |
Date: | September 10, 1998 |
Come into effect: | February 24, 2004 |
Reference: | Ch XXVII 14p |
Contract type: | Multinational |
Legal matter: | Chemicals law |
Signing: | 72 |
Ratification : | 161 |
European Union: | Ratified on December 20, 2002 |
Germany: | Ratified on January 11, 2001 |
Liechtenstein: | Ratified on June 18, 2004 |
Austria: | Ratified on August 27, 2002 |
Switzerland: | Ratified on January 10, 2002 |
Please note the note on the applicable contract version . |
The Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade , Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade , also PIC Convention and Rotterdam Convention is, an international treaty on chemical safety in international trade in hazardous substances . The goals of the convention are the shared responsibility and cooperation of the contracting states to protect human health and the environment from substance risks. Among other things, with the conclusion of the agreement in September 1998, the more than 100 contracting parties decided on a qualified information system. According to this, a procedure of prior consent is required for certain dangerous chemicals and plant protection products after the importing countries have been informed by the exporting countries about the import of a relevant substance ( Prior Informed Consent , therefore also PIC Convention ). This regulation is intended in particular to protect developing countries from the uncontrolled importation of substances that they do not have sufficient information and infrastructure to safely handle.
The Convention was ratified by Germany in 2001, Switzerland and Austria in 2002 . The convention entered into force on February 24, 2004. In Switzerland it was implemented in national law in the PIC Ordinance , which came into force on January 1, 2005.
Chemicals
The following chemicals listed in Annex III are subject to the procedure of prior consent after notification:
chemical | CAS number (s) | category | use |
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2,4,5-T including salts and esters | 93-76-5 | Pesticide | herbicide |
Alachlor | 15972-60-8 | Pesticide | herbicide |
Aldicarb | 116-06-3 | Pesticide | insecticide |
Aldrin | 309-00-2 | Pesticide | insecticide |
Azinphos-methyl | 86-50-0 | Pesticide | insecticide |
Binapacryl | 485-31-4 | Pesticide | Insecticide, acaricide, fungicide |
Captafol | 2425-06-1 | Pesticide | fungicide |
Carbofuran | 1563-66-2 | Pesticide | Acaricide, nematicide |
Chlordane | 57-74-9 | Pesticide | insecticide |
Chlordimeform | 6164-98-3 | Pesticide | insecticide |
Chlorobenzilate | 510-15-6 | Pesticide | Acaricide |
DDT | 50-29-3 | Pesticide | insecticide |
Dieldrin | 60-57-1 | Pesticide | insecticide |
Dinitro- ortho- cresol including salts (such as ammonium, potassium and sodium salts) | 534-52-1 | Pesticide | Insecticide, herbicide |
Dinoseb including salts and esters | 88-85-7 | Pesticide | Insecticide, fungicide |
1,2-dibromoethane | 106-93-4 | Pesticide | Fumigants |
Endosulfan | 115-29-7 | Pesticide | insecticide |
Ethylene dichloride | 107-06-2 | Pesticide | Fumigants |
Ethylene oxide | 75-21-8 | Pesticide | Fumigants |
Fluoroacetamide | 640-19-7 | Pesticide | Rodenticide |
Hexachlorocyclohexane (mixed isomers) | 608-73-1 | Pesticide | insecticide |
Heptachlor | 76-44-8 | Pesticide | insecticide |
Hexachlorobenzene | 118-74-1 | Pesticide | fungicide |
Lindane | 58-89-9 | Pesticide | insecticide |
Mercury compounds , including inorganic mercury compounds and alkyl, alkyloxyalkyl and aryl mercury compounds | various | Pesticide | fungicide |
Methamidophos | 10265-92-6 | Pesticide | insecticide |
Monocrotophos | 6923-22-4 | Pesticide | insecticide |
Parathion | 56-38-2 | Pesticide | insecticide |
Pentachlorophenol including salts and esters | 87-86-5 | Pesticide | fungicide |
Toxaphene | 8001-35-2 | Pesticide | insecticide |
Tributyl tin compounds | 1461-22-9, 1983-10-4, 2155-70-6, 24124-25-2, 4342-36-3, 56-35-9, 85409-17-2 | Pesticide | Ship painting |
Industrial chemical | |||
Trichlorfon | 52-68-6 | Pesticide | insecticide |
Dustable powders containing 7% or more benomyl , 10% or more carbofuran, and 15% or more thiram, respectively | 137-26-8, 1563-66-2, 17804-35-2 | Particularly dangerous pesticide formulation | Plant protection product formulation |
Methyl parathion (emulsifiable concentrates with an active ingredient content of 19.5% and dusts with an active ingredient content of 1.5%) | 298-00-0 | Particularly dangerous pesticide formulation | Plant protection product formulation |
Phosphamidon (soluble liquid formulations of the substance, the active ingredient content of which exceeds 1000 g / l) | 13171-21-6 | Particularly dangerous pesticide formulation | Plant protection product formulation |
Actinolite | 77536-66-4 | Industrial chemical | asbestos |
Anthophyllite | 17068-78-9, 77536-67-5 | Industrial chemical | asbestos |
Amosite | 12172-73-5 | Industrial chemical | asbestos |
Crocidolite | 12001-28-4 | Industrial chemical | asbestos |
Tremolite | 77536-68-6 | Industrial chemical | asbestos |
Commercial octabromodiphenyl ether mixture (including hexabromodiphenyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether) | 36483-60-0, 68928-80-3 | Industrial chemical | Flame retardants |
Commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether mixture (including tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether) | 32534-81-9, 40088-47-9 | Industrial chemical | Flame retardants |
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid , perfluorooctanesulfonates, perfluorooctanesulfonamides and perfluorooctanesulfonyls | 1691-99-2, 1763-23-1, 24448-09-7, 251099-16-8, 2795-39-3, 29081-56-9, 29457-72-5, 307-35-7, 31506- 32-8, 4151-50-2, 56773-42-3, 70225-14-8 | Industrial chemical | |
Polybrominated biphenyls | 13654-09-6, 27858-07-7, 36355-01-8 | Industrial chemical | Flame retardants |
Polychlorinated biphenyls | 1336-36-3 | Industrial chemical | |
Polychlorinated terphenyls | 61788-33-8 | Industrial chemical | |
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins | 85535-84-8 | Industrial chemical | |
Tetraethyl lead | 78-00-2 | Industrial chemical | Anti-knock agents |
Tetramethyl lead | 75-74-1 | Industrial chemical | Anti-knock agents |
Tris (2,3-dibromopropyl) phosphate | 126-72-7 | Industrial chemical | Flame retardants |
The following chemicals were recommended for inclusion in Appendix III of the Convention:
- Carbosulfan
- Chrysotile asbestos
- Plant protection product formulations with fenthion
- Plant protection product formulations with paraquat dichloride
The following chemicals are being evaluated for inclusion in Appendix III of the Convention:
- Acetochlor
- Atrazine
- Chlorodecone
- Hexabromocyclododecane
- Hexazinone
- lambda-cyhalothrin
- Mirex
- Pentachlorobenzene
- Phorate
- Polychlorinated naphthalenes
- Carbon tetrachloride
- Triazophos
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Chapter XXVII, Environment, 14th Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade at treaties.un.org, status as of October 17, 2018.
- ↑ pic.int: Status of ratifications , accessed September 15, 2015.
- ↑ Press release on the ratification of the Rotterdam Convention by Germany , January 18, 2001.
- ↑ Ordinance on the Rotterdam Convention on the Procedure for Prior Informed Consent for Certain Chemicals in International Trade (PIC Ordinance, ChemPICV) of 10 November 2004 .
- ↑ pic.int: Annex III Chemicals , accessed December 12, 2017.
- ↑ pic.int: Chemicals recommended for listing in Annex III , accessed on February 21, 2018.
- ↑ pic.int: Candidate Chemicals , accessed February 21, 2018.