Summary
On Thursday, CRC-12 reconvened. In the morning, the Committee discussed the proposal from Colombia for the inclusion of carbofuran suspension concentrate 330 g/L as a severely hazardous pesticide formulation (SHPF) in Annex III, and established a contact group on the issue. The CRC also discussed the notifications of final regulatory action on atrazine and asked the contact group to consider the remaining outstanding issues, with the exception of the risk evaluation criterion.
During lunch, CRC participants attended a side event on assessing highly hazardous pesticide (HHP) use and risks and exploring the alternatives, drawing from experiences from Costa Rica and former Soviet republics.
In the afternoon, the contact groups on atrazine and carbofuran suspension concentrate 330 g/L met.
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CRC member Nuansri Tayaputch, Thailand, discusses the EU notification for atrazine
CRC member Norma Sbarbati-Nudelman, Argentina, discusses the SHPF proposal
Noluzuko (Zukie) Gwayi, South Africa, discusses the notifications for atrazine with Karissa Kovner, US
CRC member Malverne Spencer, Antigua and Barbuda, introduces the SHPF proposal