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
Highlights for Friday, 23 September 2016
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Kei Ohno-Woodall, BRS Secretariat, and POPRC Chair Estefânia Gastaldello Moreira |
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In the afternoon, the Committee discussed synergy with the Basel Convention on the interface of persistent organic pollutants and wastes and reviewed the draft meeting report. Thanking participants for their hard work and noting her appreciation for the constructive environment that characterized POPRC-12, Chair Gastaldello Moreira gaveled the meeting to a close at 3:08pm. Kindly return to this page on Monday, 26 September for a summary and brief analysis of POPRC-12. |
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On Friday, POPRC-12 participants convened in plenary for the final day of the meeting. In the morning, the Committee adopted decisions on: SCCPs; PFOA, its salts and related compounds; HCBD; the revised draft assessment of decaBDE; and guidance for PFOS alternatives. The Committee also agreed to hold its thirteenth meeting 23-27 October 2017 in Rome, Italy.
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