1.1	Common name	Phorate
1.2	CAS number	298-02-2
1.3	Category	Pesticide Industrial Severely hazardous pesticide formulation

2.1	☒	This is a first time import response for this chemical in the country.
2.2	☐	This is a modification of a previous response. Date of issue of the previous response: …

☒

Final decision (Fill in section 4 below)

OR

☐

Interim response (Fill in section 5 below)

4.1	☒	No consent to import
		Is the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited?	☒ Yes	☐ No
		Is domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited?	☒ Yes	☐ No
4.2	☐	Consent to import
4.3	☐	Consent to import only subject to specified conditions
		The specified conditions are:
		Are the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import?	Yes	No
		Are the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports?	Yes	No
4.4		National legislative or administrative measure upon which the final decision is based
		Description of the national legislative or administrative measure:
		In the Union, it is prohibited to place on the market or use plant protection products containing phorate, since that active substance has not been approved under Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 October 2009 concerning the placing of plant protection products on the market and repealing Council Directives 79/117/EEC and 91/414/EEC (OJ L 309, 24.11.2009, p. 1). Furthermore, it is prohibited to make available on the market or use biocidal products containing phorate, since that active substance has not been approved pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 528/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 May 2012 concerning the making available on the market and use of biocidal products (OJ L167, 27.6.2012, p.1).

5.1	☐	No consent to import
		Is the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
		Is domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
5.2	☐	Consent to import
5.3	☐	Consent to import only subject to specified conditions
		The specified conditions are:
		Are the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import?	Yes	No
		Are the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports?	Yes	No
5.4		Indication of active consideration in order to reach a final decision
		Is a final decision under active consideration?	Yes	No
5.5		Information or assistance requested in order to reach a final decision
		The following additional information is requested from the Secretariat:
		The following additional information is requested from the country that notified the final regulatory action:
		The following assistance is requested from the Secretariat in evaluating the chemical:

Is this chemical currently registered in the country?	Yes	No
Is this chemical manufactured in the country?	Yes	No
If yes to either one of these questions:
Is this intended for domestic use?	Yes	No
Is this intended for export?	Yes	No

Institution	European Commission, DG Environment
Address	Rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
Name of person in charge	Dr. Juergen Helbig
Position of person in charge	International Chemicals Policy Coordinator
Telephone	32 2 298 85 21
Telefax	32 2 296 76 16
E-mail address	Juergen.Helbig@ec.europa.eu

Date, signature of DNA and official seal: ___________________________________

Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla I - 00100 Rome, Italy Tel: (+39 06) 5705 3441 Fax: (+39 06) 5705 6347 E-mail: pic@pic.int

OR

Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 11-13, Chemin des Anémones CH - 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland Tel: (+41 22) 917 8177 Fax: (+41 22) 917 8082 E-mail: pic@pic.int

1.1	Common name	Hexabromocyclododecane
1.2	CAS number	134237-50-6, 134237-51-7, 134237-52-8, 25637-99-4, 3194-55-6
1.3	Category	Pesticide Industrial Severely hazardous pesticide formulation

2.1	☒	This is a first time import response for this chemical in the country.
2.2	☐	This is a modification of a previous response. Date of issue of the previous response: …

☒

Final decision (Fill in section 4 below)

OR

☐

Interim response (Fill in section 5 below)

4.1	☒	No consent to import
		Is the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
		Is domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
4.2	☐	Consent to import
4.3	☐	Consent to import only subject to specified conditions
		The specified conditions are:
		Are the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import?	Yes	No
		Are the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports?	Yes	No
4.4		National legislative or administrative measure upon which the final decision is based
		Description of the national legislative or administrative measure:
		In the Union, the manufacturing, placing on the market and use of hexabromocyclododecane are prohibited under Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council on persistent organic pollutants (OJ L 169, 25.6.2019, p. 45).

5.1	☐	No consent to import
		Is the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
		Is domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
5.2	☐	Consent to import
5.3	☐	Consent to import only subject to specified conditions
		The specified conditions are:
		Are the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import?	Yes	No
		Are the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports?	Yes	No
5.4		Indication of active consideration in order to reach a final decision
		Is a final decision under active consideration?	Yes	No
5.5		Information or assistance requested in order to reach a final decision
		The following additional information is requested from the Secretariat:
		The following additional information is requested from the country that notified the final regulatory action:
		The following assistance is requested from the Secretariat in evaluating the chemical:

Is this chemical currently registered in the country?	Yes	No
Is this chemical manufactured in the country?	Yes	No
If yes to either one of these questions:
Is this intended for domestic use?	Yes	No
Is this intended for export?	Yes	No

Institution	European Commission, DG Environment
Address	Rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
Name of person in charge	Dr. Juergen Helbig
Position of person in charge	International Chemicals Policy Coordinator
Telephone	32 2 298 85 21
Telefax	32 2 296 76 16
E-mail address	Juergen.Helbig@ec.europa.eu

Date, signature of DNA and official seal: ___________________________________

Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla I - 00100 Rome, Italy Tel: (+39 06) 5705 3441 Fax: (+39 06) 5705 6347 E-mail: pic@pic.int

OR

Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 11-13, Chemin des Anémones CH - 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland Tel: (+41 22) 917 8177 Fax: (+41 22) 917 8082 E-mail: pic@pic.int

1.1	Common name	Commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether including: Tetrabromodiphenyl ether - Pentabromodiphenyl ether
1.2	CAS number	40088-47-9 - Tetrabromodiphenyl ether 32534-81-9 - Pentabromodiphenyl ether
1.3	Category	Pesticide Industrial Severely hazardous pesticide formulation

2.1	☐	This is a first time import response for this chemical in the country.
2.2	☒	This is a modification of a previous response. Date of issue of the previous response: …18 June 2014…

☒

Final decision (Fill in section 4 below)

OR

☐

Interim response (Fill in section 5 below)

4.1	☐	No consent to import
		Is the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
		Is domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
4.2	☐	Consent to import
4.3	☒	Consent to import only subject to specified conditions
		The specified conditions are:
		Pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, the placing on the market and use of commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether is only allowed in accordance with Directive 2011/65/EU, where the following provisions apply: The import of commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether is only allowed for placing on the market and use in cables or spare parts for the repair, the reuse, the updating of functionalities or upgrading of capacity of the following: electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) placed on the market before 1 July 2006; medical devices placed on the market before 22 July 2014; in vitro diagnostic medical devices placed on the market before 22 July 2016; monitoring and control instruments placed on the market before 22 July 2014; industrial monitoring and control instruments placed on the market before 22 July 2017; all other EEE that was outside the scope of Directive 2002/95/EC and which is placed on the market before 22 July 2019; EEE which benefited from an exemption and which was placed on the market before that exemption expired as far as that specific exemption is concerned. Spare parts are defined as a separate part of an EEE that can replace a part of an EEE. The EEE cannot function as intended without that part of the EEE. The functionality of EEE is restored or is upgraded when the part is replaced by a spare part.
		Are the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import?	Yes	No
		Are the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports?	Yes	No
4.4		National legislative or administrative measure upon which the final decision is based
		Description of the national legislative or administrative measure:
		In the Union, the manufacturing, placing on the market and use of tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether are, subject to certain exemptions, prohibited pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on persistent organic pollutants (OJ L 169, 25.06.2019, p. 45).

5.1	☐	No consent to import
		Is the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
		Is domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
5.2	☐	Consent to import
5.3	☐	Consent to import only subject to specified conditions
		The specified conditions are:
		Are the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import?	Yes	No
		Are the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports?	Yes	No
5.4		Indication of active consideration in order to reach a final decision
		Is a final decision under active consideration?	Yes	No
5.5		Information or assistance requested in order to reach a final decision
		The following additional information is requested from the Secretariat:
		The following additional information is requested from the country that notified the final regulatory action:
		The following assistance is requested from the Secretariat in evaluating the chemical:

Is this chemical currently registered in the country?	Yes	No
Is this chemical manufactured in the country?	Yes	No
If yes to either one of these questions:
Is this intended for domestic use?	Yes	No
Is this intended for export?	Yes	No

Institution	European Commission, DG Environment
Address	Rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
Name of person in charge	Dr. Juergen Helbig
Position of person in charge	International Chemicals Policy Coordinator
Telephone	32 2 298 85 21
Telefax	32 2 296 76 16
E-mail address	Juergen.Helbig@ec.europa.eu

Date, signature of DNA and official seal: ___________________________________

1.1	Common name	Commercial octabromodiphenyl ether including: Hexabromodiphenyl ether Heptabromodiphenyl ether
1.2	CAS number	36483-60-0 - Hexabromodiphenyl ether 68928-80-3 - Heptabromodiphenyl ether
1.3	Category	Pesticide Industrial Severely hazardous pesticide formulation

2.1	☐	This is a first time import response for this chemical in the country.
2.2	☒	This is a modification of a previous response. Date of issue of the previous response: …18 June 2014…

☒

Final decision (Fill in section 4 below)

OR

☐

Interim response (Fill in section 5 below)

4.1	☐	No consent to import
		Is the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
		Is domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
4.2	☐	Consent to import
4.3	☒	Consent to import only subject to specified conditions
		The specified conditions are:
		Pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, the placing on the market and use of commercial octabromodiphenyl ether is only allowed in accordance with Directive 2011/65/EU, where the following provisions apply: The import of commercial octabromodiphenyl ether is only allowed for placing on the market and use in cables or spare parts for the repair, the reuse, the updating of functionalities or upgrading of capacity of the following: electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) placed on the market before 1 July 2006; medical devices placed on the market before 22 July 2014; in vitro diagnostic medical devices placed on the market before 22 July 2016; monitoring and control instruments placed on the market before 22 July 2014; industrial monitoring and control instruments placed on the market before 22 July 2017; all other EEE that was outside the scope of Directive 2002/95/EC and which is placed on the market before 22 July 2019; EEE which benefited from an exemption and which was placed on the market before that exemption expired as far as that specific exemption is concerned. Spare parts are defined as a separate part of an EEE that can replace a part of an EEE. The EEE cannot function as intended without that part of the EEE. The functionality of EEE is restored or is upgraded when the part is replaced by a spare part.
		Are the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import?	Yes	No
		Are the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports?	Yes	No
4.4		National legislative or administrative measure upon which the final decision is based
		Description of the national legislative or administrative measure:
		In the Union, the manufacturing, placing on the market and use of hexabromodiphenyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether are prohibited pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on persistent organic pollutants (OJ L 169, 25.06.2019, p. 45).

5.1	☐	No consent to import
		Is the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
		Is domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
5.2	☐	Consent to import
5.3	☐	Consent to import only subject to specified conditions
		The specified conditions are:
		Are the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import?	Yes	No
		Are the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports?	Yes	No
5.4		Indication of active consideration in order to reach a final decision
		Is a final decision under active consideration?	Yes	No
5.5		Information or assistance requested in order to reach a final decision
		The following additional information is requested from the Secretariat:
		The following additional information is requested from the country that notified the final regulatory action:
		The following assistance is requested from the Secretariat in evaluating the chemical:

Is this chemical currently registered in the country?	Yes	No
Is this chemical manufactured in the country?	Yes	No
If yes to either one of these questions:
Is this intended for domestic use?	Yes	No
Is this intended for export?	Yes	No

Institution	European Commission, DG Environment
Address	Rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
Name of person in charge	Dr. Juergen Helbig
Position of person in charge	International Chemicals Policy Coordinator
Telephone	32 2 298 85 21
Telefax	32 2 296 76 16
E-mail address	Juergen.Helbig@ec.europa.eu

Date, signature of DNA and official seal: ___________________________________

Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla I - 00100 Rome, Italy Tel: (+39 06) 5705 3441 Fax: (+39 06) 5705 6347 E-mail: pic@pic.int

OR

Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 11-13, Chemin des Anémones CH - 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland Tel: (+41 22) 917 8177 Fax: (+41 22) 917 8082 E-mail: pic@pic.int

1.1

Common name

Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonates, perfluorooctane sulfonamides and perfluorooctane sulfonyls

1.2

CAS number

Relevant CAS numbers are: 1763-23-1 - Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid 2795-39-3 - Potassium perfluorooctane sulfonate 29457-72-5 - Lithium perfluorooctane sulfonate 29081-56-9 - Ammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate 70225-14-8 - Diethanolamine perfluorooctane sulfonate 56773-42-3 - Tetraethylammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate 251099-16-8 - Didecyldimethylammonium perfluorooctane sulfonate 4151-50-2 - N-Ethylperfluorooctane sulfonamide 31506-32-8 - N-Methylperfluorooctane sulfonamide 1691-99-2 - N-Ethyl-N-(2-hydroxyethyl) perfluorooctane sulfonamide 24448-09-7 - N-(2-hydroxyethyl)-N-methylperfluorooctane sulfonamide 307-35-7 - Perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride

1.3

Category

☐ Pesticide ☒ Industrial ☐ Severely hazardous pesticide formulation

2.1	☐	This is a first time import response for this chemical in the country.
2.2	☒	This is a modification of a previous response. Date of issue of the previous response: …18 June 2014 …

☒

Final decision (Fill in section 4 below)

OR

☐

Interim response (Fill in section 5 below)

4.1	☐	No consent to import
		Is the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
		Is domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
4.2	☐	Consent to import
4.3	☒	Consent to import only subject to specified conditions
		The specified conditions are:
		Imports of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS) must be in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on persistent organic pollutants (OJ L 169, 25.06.2019, p. 45), which sets out the following: The production, placing on the market and use of PFOS, whether on their own, in mixtures or as constituents of articles, shall be prohibited. The prohibition shall not apply to PFOS occurring as an unintentional trace contaminant in substances, mixtures or articles, provided that concentrations of PFOS are equal to or below 10 mg/kg (0,001 % by weight) when it occurs in substances or in mixtures or concentrations of PFOS in semi-finished products or articles, or parts thereof, are lower than 0,1 % by weight calculated with reference to the mass of structurally or micro-structurally distinct parts that contain PFOS or, for textiles or other coated materials, if the amount of PFOS is lower than 1 μg/m 2 of the coated material. If the quantity of PFOS released into the environment is minimised, production and placing on the market is allowed for the following specific uses provided that Member States report to the Commission every four years on progress made to eliminate PFOS: mist suppressants for non-decorative hard chromium (VI) plating in closed loop systems.
		Are the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import?	Yes	No
		Are the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports?	Yes	No
4.4		National legislative or administrative measure upon which the final decision is based
		Description of the national legislative or administrative measure:
		In the Union, the manufacturing, placing on the market and use of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid and its derivatives (PFOS) are prohibited pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2019/1021 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 on persistent organic pollutants (OJ L 169, 25.06.2019, p. 45). However, that Regulation allows for specific exemptions, which are outlined in section 4.3.

5.1	☐	No consent to import
		Is the import of the chemical from all sources simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
		Is domestic production of the chemical for domestic use simultaneously prohibited?	Yes	No
5.2	☐	Consent to import
5.3	☐	Consent to import only subject to specified conditions
		The specified conditions are:
		Are the conditions for import of the chemical the same for all sources of import?	Yes	No
		Are the conditions for domestic production of the chemical for domestic use the same as for all imports?	Yes	No
5.4		Indication of active consideration in order to reach a final decision
		Is a final decision under active consideration?	Yes	No
5.5		Information or assistance requested in order to reach a final decision
		The following additional information is requested from the Secretariat:
		The following additional information is requested from the country that notified the final regulatory action:
		The following assistance is requested from the Secretariat in evaluating the chemical:

Is this chemical currently registered in the country?	Yes	No
Is this chemical manufactured in the country?	Yes	No
If yes to either one of these questions:
Is this intended for domestic use?	Yes	No
Is this intended for export?	Yes	No

Institution	European Commission, DG Environment
Address	Rue de la Loi 200, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
Name of person in charge	Dr. Juergen Helbig
Position of person in charge	International Chemicals Policy Coordinator
Telephone	32 2 298 85 21
Telefax	32 2 296 76 16
E-mail address	Juergen.Helbig@ec.europa.eu

Date, signature of DNA and official seal: ___________________________________

Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Viale delle Terme di Caracalla I - 00100 Rome, Italy Tel: (+39 06) 5705 3441 Fax: (+39 06) 5705 6347 E-mail: pic@pic.int

OR

Secretariat for the Rotterdam Convention United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 11-13, Chemin des Anémones CH - 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland Tel: (+41 22) 917 8177 Fax: (+41 22) 917 8082 E-mail: pic@pic.int