29 (2001) Nr. 12

A. TITEL

Verdrag van Stockholm inzake persistente organische verontreinigende stoffen (met Bijlagen);

Stockholm, 22 mei 2001

Voor een overzicht van de verdragsgegevens, zie verdragsnummers 009387 en 013563 in de Verdragenbank.

B. TEKST

De Conferentie van Partijen heeft tijdens haar achtste zitting te Genève op 5 mei 2017 wijzigingen aangenomen van de Bijlagen A en C bij het Verdrag, te weten SC-8/10, SC-8/11 en SC-8/12. De Engelse tekst1) van de wijzigingen luidt als volgt:


SC-8/10: Listing of decabromodiphenyl ether

The Conference of the Parties,

Having considered the risk profile, the risk management evaluation and the addendum to the risk management evaluation for decabromodiphenyl ether (commercial mixture, c-decaBDE) as transmitted by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee,1)

Taking note of the recommendation by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee that decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) of c-decaBDE be listed in Annex A to the Convention with specific exemptions,2)

  • 1. Decides to amend part I of Annex A to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants to list decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) present in commercial decabromodiphenyl ether therein, with specific exemptions for the production and use of commercial decabromodiphenyl ether, by inserting the following row:

    Chemical

    Activity

    Specific exemption

    Decabromodiphenyl ether (BDE-209) present in commercial

    Production

    As allowed for the Parties listed in the Register

    Use

    In accordance with Part IX of this Annex:

    decabromodiphenyl ether (CAS No: 1163-19-5)

    		  

    • Parts for use in vehicles specified in paragraph 2 of Part IX of this Annex
     

    • Aircraft for which type approval has been applied for before December 2018 and has been received before December 2022 and spare parts for those aircraft

       

    • Textile products that require anti-flammable characteristics, excluding clothing and toys

       

    • Additives in plastic housings and parts used for heating home appliances, irons, fans, immersion heaters that contain or are in direct contact with electrical parts or are required to comply with fire retardancy standards, at concentrations lower than 10 per cent by weight of the part

       

    • Polyurethane foam for building insulation

  • 2. Also decides to insert a new part IX in Annex A, as follows:

Part IX Decabromodiphenyl ether

  • 1. The production and use of decabromodiphenyl ether shall be eliminated except for Parties that have notified the Secretariat of their intention to produce and/or use it in accordance with Article 4.

  • 2. Specific exemptions for parts for use in vehicles may be available for the production and use of commercial decabromodiphenyl ether limited to the following:

    • (a) Parts for use in legacy vehicles, defined as vehicles that have ceased mass production, and with such parts falling into one or more of the following categories:

      • (i) Powertrain and under-hood applications such as battery mass wires, battery interconnection wires, mobile air-conditioning (MAC) pipes, powertrains, exhaust manifold bushings, under-hood insulation, wiring and harness under hood (engine wiring, etc.), speed sensors, hoses, fan modules and knock sensors;

      • (ii) Fuel system applications such as fuel hoses, fuel tanks and fuel tanks under body;

      • (iii) Pyrotechnical devices and applications affected by pyrotechnical devices such as air bag ignition cables, seat covers/fabrics (only if airbag relevant) and airbags (front and side);

      • (iv) Suspension and interior applications such as trim components, acoustic material and seat belts.

    • (b) Parts in vehicles specified in paragraphs 2 (a) (i)-(iv) above and those falling into one or more of the following categories:

      • (i) Reinforced plastics (instrument panels and interior trim);

      • (ii) Under the hood or dash (terminal/fuse blocks, higher-amperage wires and cable jacketing (spark plug wires));

      • (iii) Electric and electronic equipment (battery cases and battery trays, engine control electrical connectors, components of radio disks, navigation satellite systems, global positioning systems and computer systems);

      • (iv) Fabric such as rear decks, upholstery, headliners, automobile seats, head rests, sun visors, trim panels, carpets.

  • 3. The specific exemptions for parts specified in paragraph 2 (a) above shall expire at the end of the service life of legacy vehicles or in 2036, whichever comes earlier.

  • 4. The specific exemptions for parts specified in paragraph 2 (b) above shall expire at the end of the service life of vehicles or in 2036, whichever comes earlier.

  • 5. The specific exemptions for spare parts for aircraft for which type approval has been applied for before December 2018 and has been received before December 2022 shall expire at the end of the service life of those aircraft.


SC-8/11: Listing of short-chain chlorinated paraffins

The Conference of the Parties,

Having considered the risk profile and the risk management evaluation for short-chain chlorinated paraffins as transmitted by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee,1)

Taking note of the recommendation by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee that short-chain chlorinated paraffins be listed in Annex A to the Convention with controls to limit the presence of short-chain chlorinated paraffins in other chlorinated paraffin mixtures, with or without specific exemptions,2)

  • 1. Decides to amend part I of Annex A to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants to list short-chain chlorinated paraffins therein, with specific exemptions, by inserting the following row:

    Chemical

    Activity

    Specific exemption

    Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (Alkanes, C10-13, chloro) +: straight-chain chlorinated hydrocarbons with chain lengths ranging from C10 to C13 and a content of chlorine greater than 48 per cent by weight

    Production

    As allowed for the Parties listed in the Register

    Use

    • Additives in the production of transmission belts in the natural and synthetic rubber industry

     

    • Spare parts of rubber conveyor belts in the mining and forestry industries

    For example, the substances with the following CAS numbers may contain short-chain chlorinated paraffins:

    CAS No. 85535-84-8;

    CAS No. 68920-70-7;

    CAS No. 71011-12-6;

    CAS No. 85536-22-7;

    CAS No. 85681-73-8;

    CAS No. 108171-26-2.

    		  

    • Leather industry, in particular fatliquoring in leather
     

    • Lubricant additives, in particular for engines of automobiles, electric generators and wind power facilities, and for drilling in oil and gas exploration, petroleum refinery to produce diesel oil

     

    • Tubes for outdoor decoration bulbs
     

    • Waterproofing and fire-retardant paints
     

    • Adhesives
     

    • Metal processing
     

    • Secondary plasticizers in flexible polyvinyl chloride, except in toys and children’s products

  • 2. Also decides to insert a new note (vii) in part I of Annex A, as follows:

    • (vii) Note (i) does not apply to quantities of a chemical that has a plus sign (“+”) following its name in the “Chemical” column in Part I of this Annex that occurs in mixtures at concentrations greater than or equal to 1 per cent by weight.


SC-8/12: Listing of hexachlorobutadiene

The Conference of the Parties,

Having considered the risk profile and the risk management evaluation for hexachlorobutadiene, as well as the evaluation of new information in relation to listing hexachlorobutadiene in Annex C to the Convention, as transmitted by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee,1)

Taking note of the recommendation by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee that hexachlorobutadiene be listed in Annex C to the Convention and the conclusion of the evaluation of new information on unintentional production of hexachlorobutadiene,2)

Decides to amend part I of Annex C to the Convention to list hexachlorobutadiene therein by inserting “Hexachlorobutadiene (CAS No: 87-68-3)” in the “Chemical” table of the Annex and by inserting “hexachlorobutadiene” in the first paragraph of parts II and III of the Annex.

D. PARLEMENT

De wijzigingen van 5 mei 2017 van de Bijlagen A en C 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 5 mei 2017 van de Bijlagen A en C bij het Verdrag zullen ingevolge artikel 22, derde lid, onder c, op 18 december 2018 in werking treden behalve voor de partijen, die een verklaring als bedoeld in artikel 22, derde lid, onder b, hebben afgelegd.

Uitgegeven de drieëntwintigste januari 2018.

De Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken, H. ZIJLSTRA

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1)

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

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UNEP/POPS/POPRC.10/10/Add.2; UNEP/POPS/POPRC.11/10/Add.1; UNEP/POPS/POPRC.12/11/Add.4.

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UNEP/POPS/COP.8/13.

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UNEP/POPS/POPRC.11/10/Add.2 and UNEP/POPS/POPRC.12/11/Add.3 .

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UNEP/POPS/COP.8/14.

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UNEP/POPS/POPRC.8/16/Add.2; UNEP/POPS/POPRC.9/13/Add.2; UNEP/POPS/POPRC.12/11/Add.5.

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UNEP/POPS/COP.8/15.

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