Tractatenblad 2017, 160

59 (1998) Nr. 10

A. TITEL

Verdrag van Rotterdam inzake de procedure met betrekking tot voorafgaande geïnformeerde toestemming ten aanzien van bepaalde gevaarlijke chemische stoffen en pesticiden in de internationale handel (met Bijlagen);

Rotterdam, 10 september 1998

Voor een overzicht van de verdragsgegevens, zie verdragsnummers 008734 en 013543 in de Verdragenbank.

B. TEKST

Bij besluiten RC-8/2, RC-8/3, RC-8/4 en RC-8/5 van 5 mei 2017 heeft de Conferentie van de Partijen wijzigingen van Bijlage III aangenomen. De Engelse tekst¹⁾ van deze wijzigingen luidt als volgt:

RC-8/2:
Listing of carbofuran in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

The Conference of the Parties,

Noting with appreciation the work of the Chemical Review Committee,

Having considered the recommendation of the Chemical Review Committee to make carbofuran subject to the prior informed consent procedure and accordingly to list it in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade as a pesticide,

Satisfied that all the requirements for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention have been met,

• 1. Decides to amend Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to list the following chemical:

  Chemical	Relevant CAS number(s)	Category
  Carbofuran	1563-66-2	Pesticide

• 2. Also decides that this amendment shall enter into force for all Parties on 15 September 2017;

• 3. Approves the decision guidance document on carbofuran.

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RC-8/3:
Listing of trichlorfon in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

The Conference of the Parties,

Noting with appreciation the work of the Chemical Review Committee,

Having considered the recommendation of the Chemical Review Committee to make trichlorfon subject to the prior informed consent procedure and accordingly to list it in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade,

Satisfied that all the requirements for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention have been met,

• 1. Decides to amend Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to list the following chemical:

  Chemical	Relevant CAS number(s)	Category
  Trichlorfon	52-68-6	Pesticide

• 2. Also decides that this amendment shall enter into force for all Parties on 15 september 2017;

• 3. Approves the decision guidance document on trichlorfon.

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RC-8/4:
Listing of short-chain chlorinated paraffins in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

The Conference of the Parties,

Noting with appreciation the work of the Chemical Review Committee,

Having considered the recommendation of the Chemical Review Committee to make short-chain chlorinated paraffins subject to the prior informed consent procedure and accordingly to list those chemicals in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade as industrial chemicals,

Satisfied that all the requirements for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention have been met,

• 1. Decides to amend Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to list the following chemicals:

  Chemical	Relevant CAS number(s)	Category
  Short-chain chlorinated paraffins	85535-84-8	Industrial

• 2. Also decides that this amendment shall enter into force for all Parties on 15 September 2017;

• 3. Approves the decision guidance document on short-chain chlorinated paraffins.

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RC-8/5:
Listing of tributyltin compounds in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention

The Conference of the Parties,

Noting with appreciation the work of the Chemical Review Committee,

Having considered the recommendation of the Chemical Review Committee to make tributyltin compounds subject to the prior informed consent procedure and accordingly to list those chemicals in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade as industrial chemicals,

Satisfied that all the requirements for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention have been met,

• 1. Decides to amend Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to list the following chemicals:

  Chemical	Relevant CAS number(s)	Category
  All tributyltin compounds including:		Industrial
  – Tributyltin oxide	56-35-9
  – Tributyltin fluoride	1983-10-4
  – Tributyltin methacrylate	2155-70-6
  – Tributyltin benzoate	4342-36-3
  – Tributyltin chloride	1461-22-9
  – Tributyltin linoleate	24124-25-2
  – Tributyltin naphthenate	85409-17-2

• 2. Also decides that this amendment shall enter into force for all Parties on 15 September 2017;

• 3. Approves the revised decision guidance document on tributyltin compounds.

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D. PARLEMENT

De wijzigingen van 5 mei 2017 van Bijlage III bij het Verdrag behoeven ingevolge artikel 7, onderdeel f, van de Rijkswet goedkeuring en bekendmaking verdragen niet de goedkeuring van de Staten-Generaal.

G. INWERKINGTREDING

De wijzigingen van Bijlage III van 5 mei 2017 zullen ingevolge artikel 22, vijfde lid, onderdeel c, van het Verdrag op 15 september 2017 voor alle partijen, waaronder het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden, in werking treden.

Wat betreft het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden gelden de wijzigingen, evenals het Verdrag, voor Nederland (het Europese deel).

Koninkrijk der Nederlanden

Land	Voorlopige toepassing	In werking	Terugwerkende kracht	Buiten werking
Nederland (in Europa)		24-02-2004
Nederland (Bonaire)
Nederland (Sint Eustatius)
Nederland (Saba)
Aruba
Curaçao
Sint Maarten

In overeenstemming met artikel 19, tweede lid, van de Rijkswet goedkeuring en bekendmaking verdragen heeft de Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken bepaald dat de wijzigingen van Bijlage III van 5 mei 2017 zullen zijn bekendgemaakt in Nederland (het Europese deel) op de dag na de datum van uitgifte van dit Tractatenblad.

Uitgegeven de dertiende september 2017.

De Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken, A.G. KOENDERS

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1) De Arabische, de Chinese, de Franse, de Russische en de Spaanse tekst zijn niet opgenomen.