ROTTERDAM CONVENTION
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30 November 2024
Subject: Rotterdam Convention - Questionnaire requesting information on exports, export notifications and
information exchange - Year 2023
Dear Designated National Authority,
At its seventh meeting held in 2015, by decision RC-7/2, the Conference of the Parties to the
Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals
and Pesticides in International Trade requested the Secretariat to facilitate the exchange of
information and report to each meeting of the Conference of the Parties on the implementation of
Articles 11 (paragraph 2), 12 and 14 of the Convention.
At its ninth meeting held in 2019, the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention by
decision RC-9/1 encouraged Parties to provide the Secretariat with information that may assist
other Parties to prepare and notify final regulatory actions, including scientific and technical
information relevant to risk evaluation and decision making on hazardous chemicals and
pesticides; as well as texts of national legislation and other measures adopted by the Parties to
implement and enforce the Convention.
Additionally, through decision RC-9/1, the Conference of the Parties urged Parties to:
i) Ensure the effective implementation of Article 11, which is an important contribution to
the fight against the illegal trade in chemicals that are subject to the Convention;
ii) Ensure proper implementation of Article 13, in particular the stipulation that a safety
data sheet that follows an internationally recognized format be sent to each importer of
both chemicals listed in Annex III and chemicals banned or severely restricted in the
exporting country’s territory that are to be used for occupational purposes, in one or
more of the official languages of the importing Party, as far as practicable;
iii) Ensure that the shipping document for an individual chemical or group of chemicals
listed in Annex III bears the respective Harmonized System customs code when
exported whenever a code has been assigned.
Further, the Conference of the Parties also invited, through the same decision, Parties, non-Parties,
industry, civil society and other stakeholders to provide to the Secretariat data on the international
trade in chemicals listed or recommended for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention, as
well as information on the measurable impact of listing chemicals in Annex III to the Convention.
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To: Rotterdam Convention Designated National Authorities
cc: Rotterdam Convention Official Contact Points
Representatives of the Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva
Representatives of Permanent Missions to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
in Rome
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Following decisions RC-7/2 and RC-9/1, the Secretariat has developed a questionnaire to collect the information
relevant to year 2023, including the relevant items of these decisions. The questionnaire is available online on
the Convention website at page “Call for information and follow-up to the tenth meeting of the Conference of
the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention” at http://www.pic.int/tabid/9225/Default.aspx#26936.
Designated National Authorities (DNAs) of Parties to the Convention are invited to collaborate with other DNAs,
Official Contact Points (OCPs) and any other relevant stakeholders in order to provide a coordinated response
to the questionnaire and to respond to the online questionnaire with information corresponding to the period
from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2023 by 31 March 2025.
The responses to the questionnaire for the year 2016 received from Parties were reported to the Conference of
the Parties at its ninth meeting in document UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/8. The responses to the questionnaires
for the years 2017 and 2018 were reported to the Conference of the Parties at its tenth meeting in document
UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.10/INF/7. Finally, the responses to the questionnaires for the years 2019 and 2020 were
reported to the Conference of the Parties at its eleventh meeting in document UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.11/INF/7. If
your country has submitted a response for any of those years, you may wish to refer to the above documents
for information to facilitate completing some relevant sections of the current questionnaire. The responses to
the questionnaires for the years 2021 and 2022 will be reported to the Conference of the Parties at its twelfth
meeting.
Should you need further clarification in responding to this questionnaire, related to industrial chemicals or
technical support on using the online questionnaire, please contact Mr. Suman Sharma, by e-mail:
[email protected]. For questions on pesticides, please contact Mr. Aleksandar Mihajlovski, by email:
[email protected].
We look forward to receiving your submissions.
Yours sincerely,
Christine Fuell - FAO Rolph Payet - UNEP
Executive Secretary a.i. Executive Secretary
Saatja: BRS Secretariat (No-Reply) <
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Saadetud: 09.12.2024 13:16
Teema: Rotterdam Convention – Questionnaire on exports, export
notifications and information exchange - Year 2023
Tähelepanu! Tegemist on välisvõrgust saabunud kirjaga.Tundmatu saatja
korral palume linke ja faile mitte avada.Dear Designated National
Authority,
On behalf of the Executive Secretaries of the Rotterdam Convention, Mr.
Rolph Payet and Ms. Christine Fuell, we are pleased to send you the
attached letter on the above subject for your attention and
consideration.
The letter has also been posted on the Rotterdam Convention website:
Thank you and we look forward to receiving your submissions.
Best regards,
Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention United Nations Environment
Programme International Environment House 1
1113, chemin des Anémones,
1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland
Postal Address: c/o Palais des Nations, 8-14, avenue de la Paix,
1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland