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PIC Chemicals An Introduction to the Chemicals Listed in the Rotterdam Convention that are Subject to the Iinternational Legally-binding Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure

… of hazardous chemicals that have been banned or severely restricted in other countries to protect human health or the … years to oversee the implementation of the Convention. The Chemical Review Committee, a subsidiary body of the … about chemicals that have been banned or severely restricted in cer- tain countries. What are PIC Chemicals? …
26 May 2026 Document

The SHPF toolkit - A toolkit to help you to monitor and report incidents of pesticide poisoning caused by Severely Hazardous Pesticide Formulations in your country under Article 6 of the Rotterdam Convention

… and to bring the expertise of the Secretariat and the Chemical Review Committee to bear on such issues. It allows … status regarding registrations or permissible or restricted uses in other parts of the world • Provide as … product formulations including availability of banned and restricted products • Pesticide usage (amounts and for which …
26 May 2026 Document

Overview of the Rotterdam Convention

… THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION DEVELOPED? The dramatic growth in chemical production and trade during the past three decades … and industrial chemicals that have been banned or severely restricted for health or environmental reasons by … PIC Circular. • When a chemical that is banned or severely restricted by a Party is exported from its territory, that …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Towards responsible trade

… dangers by exchanging information on banned or severely restricted chemicals and to take informed decisions on them. … It deals with chemicals that are banned or severely restricted in some countries (particularly in industrialized … nations to take their own informed decisions on toxic chemical imports by providing: information on other …
26 May 2026 Document in Chemicals and Waste

Guidance to Designated National Authorities on the operation of the Rotterdam Convention

… ANY 2.1 This is a f irs t time import response for th is chemical in the country . 2.2 This is a modification of a … REGULATORY ACTION 2.1 The chemical is: banned OR severely restricted 2.2 Information specif ic to the f inal regulatory … REGULATORY ACTION 2.1 The chemical is: banned OR severely restricted 2.2 Information specif ic to the final regulatory …
26 May 2026 Document

Definitions of use categories under the Rotterdam Convention - Resulting challenges for parties

… Rotterdam Convention provides definitions for the terms “chemical” and “se- verely hazardous pesticide formulation” but not for “pesticide” and “industrial chemical”. CHALLENGES WITH DEFINITIONS OF USE CATEGORIES … import of a chemical that has been banned or severely restricted in the exporting Party. Export notifi- cation …
26 May 2026 Document

Global trends in the production and use of DDT for control of malaria and other vector‑borne diseases

… less common (68%). Forty- one percent of Parties allowed restricted production and/ or use of DDT for control of … available vector control methods that do not rely on chemical insecticides, such as house improvement and larval …
26 May 2026 Document