Stockholm Convention Review Committee calls for information on Persistent Organic Pollutants

On 25 October 2023, the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) of the Stockholm Convention, issued a call for information on a number of proposed persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in advance...

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Minamata Convention COP-5: Important steps towards eliminating mercury pollution

At the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention (COP-5), significant progress was made by adopting 21 decisions to further protect human health and the environment...

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Review Committee Recommends Two Chemical Groups for Elimination under UN Stockholm Convention

The 19th assembly of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-19), presided over by Dr. Peter Dawson of New Zealand, convened at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations...

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The release of the "Zero Draft" brings the Global Plastics Treaty closer

On the 4th of September 2023, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) released what is known as the “Zero Draft” of the forthcoming Global Plastics Treaty.  The draft was prepared by...

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UN Publishes the Tenth Revised Edition of GHS

On 27 July 2023, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) published the 10th revised edition of the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS10). The publication...

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UN countries add 3 substances to Annex A of the Stockholm Convention

At the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Stockholm Convention on 5 May 2023, more than 120 countries agreed to add 2 plastic chemicals and one...

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