ROTTERDAM CONVENTION
Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention
United Nations Environment Programme Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Office Address: International Environment House 1 Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy
11–13, chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland Tel.: +39 06 5705 2061 ¦ Fax: +39 06 5705 3224 ¦ E-mail:
[email protected]
Postal Address: c/o Palais des Nations, 8-14, avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0) 22 917 8271 ¦ Fax: +41 (0) 22 917 8098 ¦ E-mail:
[email protected]
18 October 2023
Subject: Rotterdam Convention - Questionnaire requesting information on exports, export notifications and
information exchange - Year 2022
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.
.../2
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
Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention Page | 2
Following decisions RC-7/2 and RC-9/1, the Secretariat has developed a questionnaire to collect the information
relevant to year 2022, 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 2022 to 31 December 2022 by 31 January 2024.
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:
ROTTERDAM CONVENTION
[email protected]. For questions on pesticides, please contact Mr. Aleksandar Mihajlovski, by email:
[email protected].
Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention
We look forward to receiving your submissions.
United Nations Environment Programme
Office Address: International Environment House 1
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy
11–13, chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland Tel.: +39 06 5705 2061 ¦ Fax: +39 06 5705 3224 ¦ E-mail:
[email protected]
Postal Address: c/o Palais des Nations, 8-14, avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland
Tel.: +41 (0) 22 917 8271 ¦ Fax: +41 (0) 22 917 8098 ¦ E-mail:
[email protected]
Yours sincerely,
Rolph Payet Christine Fuell
Executive Secretary of the Basel, Rotterdam and Executive Secretary ad interim of the
Stockholm Conventions Rotterdam Convention
Saatja: BRS Secretariat (No-Reply) <
[email protected]>
Saadetud: 13.11.2023 13:30
Teema: Rotterdam Convention - Questionnaire on exports, export
notifications and information exchange - Year 2022
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