Impact assessment

Request for information about risk management evaluations of substances proposed as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs)

Collecting information for risk management evaluations for 2 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP Review Committee.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
18 February 2022
Last updated
28 February 2023 — See all updates

Documents

Request for information on risk management evaluations (covering Annex F of the Stockholm Convention)

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Summary of responses and government response

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Privacy Notice

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Details

POPs are substances that persist in the environment, accumulate in living organisms and pose a risk to our health and the environment.

The Stockholm Convention’s POPs Review Committee (POPRC) has requested information to assist the with drafting of the Risk Management Evaluations (Annex F) for 2 substances:

  • UV-328
  • Dechlorane Plus.

This information will help determine the need for any specific exemptions and acceptable purposes. These substances have been proposed for listing under the convention as POPs.

Comments

We asked for submissions between 18 February and 7 March 2022. 3 responses were received.

You can find more information about POPRC’s calls for comments and information on the Stockholm Convention’s website.

Published 18 February 2022
Last updated 28 February 2023 + show all updates

  1. Updated information about the number of responses received and added new attachment 'Summary of responses and government response'.

  2. Updated the page to say the summary of responses will be published in early 2023.

  3. Page has been updated as the deadline for comments has passed.

  4. First published.