ROTTERDAM CONVENTION
Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention
United Nations Environment Programme
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Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy
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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