12th Meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-12)
of the Stockholm Convention on POPs
19-23 September 2016 | Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Rome, Italy
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During this meeting, the POPRC will undertake technical work including consideration of: a draft risk management evaluation on short-chained chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs); draft risk profiles on dicofol and pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds; and further work related to the Committee’s past recommendations to the COP, including to list decabromodiphenyl ether (commercial mixture, c-decaBDE) in Annex A and unintentional releases of hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) in Annex C of the Stockholm Convention. The POPRC will also consider: consolidated guidance on alternatives to perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and its related chemicals; the process for evaluation and review of brominated diphenyl ethers, pursuant to paragraph 2 of parts IV and V of Annex A to the Stockholm Convention; and a report on activities to support effective participation in the work of the Committee. |
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The twelfth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-12) of the Stockholm Convention on POPs will be held from 19 to 23 September 2016 at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) in Rome, Italy. POPRC-12 will follow the twelfth meeting of the Chemical Review Committee of the Rotterdam Convention, which will be held from 14 to 16 September 2016 at the same venue. 
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