STOCKHOLM (POPs)STOCKHOLM (POPs) & & ROTTERDAM (PIC)ROTTERDAM (PIC)

CONVENTIONSCONVENTIONS

Produced by Jim HesterProduced by Jim Hester

Agency Environmental CoordinatorAgency Environmental Coordinator

TWO KEY INTERNATIONAL TWO KEY INTERNATIONAL TREATIES RELATING TO TREATIES RELATING TO

PESTICIDESPESTICIDES

STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONSTOCKHOLM CONVENTION COMMONLY KNOWN AS “POPs” COMMONLY KNOWN AS “POPs”

(PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS)(PERSISTENT ORGANIC POLLUTANTS)

ROTTERDAM CONVENTIONROTTERDAM CONVENTION COMMONLY KNOWN AS “PIC” COMMONLY KNOWN AS “PIC”

(PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT)(PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT)

POPsPOPs POPs are chemicals that remain intact in POPs are chemicals that remain intact in

the environment for long periods, become the environment for long periods, become widely distributed geographically, widely distributed geographically, accumulate in the fatty tissue of living accumulate in the fatty tissue of living organisms and are toxic to humans and organisms and are toxic to humans and wildlifewildlife

POPs covers 12 chemicals:POPs covers 12 chemicals: 9 Pesticides9 Pesticides 3 Industrial chemical by-products3 Industrial chemical by-products

POPs Website: http://www.pops.intPOPs Website: http://www.pops.int

POPs Pesticides and ChemicalsPOPs Pesticides and Chemicals

AldrinAldrin ChlordaneChlordane DieldrinDieldrin EndrinEndrin HeptachlorHeptachlor HexachlorobenzeneHexachlorobenzene MirexMirex ToxapheneToxaphene DDT*DDT*

Polychlorinated Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)Biphenyls (PCBs)

DioxinsDioxins FuransFurans

* DDT may continue to * DDT may continue to be used for malaria be used for malaria control in interior control in interior residual spraying residual spraying (IRS)(IRS)

STOCKHOLM - POPsSTOCKHOLM - POPs

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) was adopted in Organic Pollutants (POPs) was adopted in 2001 and entered into force in 20042001 and entered into force in 2004

151 Signatories, 110 Parties151 Signatories, 110 Parties U.S. is a signatory and supports POPs but U.S. is a signatory and supports POPs but

has not yet ratified ithas not yet ratified it Governments will take measures to Governments will take measures to

eliminate or reduce the production, sale eliminate or reduce the production, sale and use of POPsand use of POPs

ROTTERDAM - PICROTTERDAM - PIC

1992 Earth Summit in Rio called for a treaty 1992 Earth Summit in Rio called for a treaty for Prior Informed Consent for exporting for Prior Informed Consent for exporting hazardous chemicalshazardous chemicals

Rotterdam (PIC) Convention adopted in 1998 Rotterdam (PIC) Convention adopted in 1998 and entered into force in 2004and entered into force in 2004

170 countries have designated National 170 countries have designated National Authorities for administering PICAuthorities for administering PIC

73 Signatories, 100 Parties73 Signatories, 100 Parties US is a signatory and supports PIC, but has US is a signatory and supports PIC, but has

not yet ratified itnot yet ratified it

PICPIC

The Convention covers pesticides and The Convention covers pesticides and industrial chemicals that have been banned or industrial chemicals that have been banned or severely restricted for health or environmental severely restricted for health or environmental reasons by Parties and which have been reasons by Parties and which have been notified by Parties for inclusion in the PIC notified by Parties for inclusion in the PIC procedure.  procedure. 

Export of a chemical covered by the Export of a chemical covered by the Convention can only occur with the prior Convention can only occur with the prior informed consent of the importing party’s informed consent of the importing party’s National Authority  National Authority 

PICPIC

Establishes a "Prior Informed Establishes a "Prior Informed Consent procedure" for formally Consent procedure" for formally obtaining and disseminating the obtaining and disseminating the decisions of importing countriesdecisions of importing countries

PIC does not ban the global trade PIC does not ban the global trade or use of specific chemicals or use of specific chemicals

PICPIC PIC provides importing Parties with the PIC provides importing Parties with the

power to make informed decisions on power to make informed decisions on which chemicals to receive, and to which chemicals to receive, and to exclude those they cannot manage safelyexclude those they cannot manage safely

PIC includes labeling and information PIC includes labeling and information requirements on health and requirements on health and environmental effects to ensure their safe environmental effects to ensure their safe use. use.

PICPIC

Convention currently covers 41 Convention currently covers 41 chemicalschemicals24 pesticides, 6 severely 24 pesticides, 6 severely

hazardous pesticide hazardous pesticide formulations and 11 industrial formulations and 11 industrial chemicals chemicals

PIC Website: http://www.pic.intPIC Website: http://www.pic.int

PIC PesticidesPIC Pesticides 2,4,5-T2,4,5-T AldrinAldrin BinapacrylBinapacryl CaptafolCaptafol ChlordaneChlordane ChlordimeformChlordimeform ChlorobenzilateChlorobenzilate DDTDDT DieldrinDieldrin Dinitro-ortho-cresolDinitro-ortho-cresol DinosebDinoseb 1,2-dibromoethane1,2-dibromoethane Ethylene dichlorideEthylene dichloride Ethylene oxideEthylene oxide

FluoroacetamideFluoroacetamide HeptachlorHeptachlor HexachlorobenzeneHexachlorobenzene HexachlorocyclohexaneHexachlorocyclohexane LindaneLindane Mercury compoundsMercury compounds PentachlorophenolPentachlorophenol benomyl, carbofuran and benomyl, carbofuran and

thiram thiram methamidophos methamidophos methyl-parathion methyl-parathion monocrotophosmonocrotophos parathion parathion phosphamidon phosphamidon Red = EPA bannedRed = EPA banned

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