The Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee,

Having completed an evaluation of the proposal by the European Union to list pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (CAS No: 335-67-1, PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid), its salts and PFOA-related compounds in Annexes A, B and/or C to the Stockholm Convention and having decided at its eleventh meeting, in its decision POPRC-11/4, that the proposal meets the criteria set out in Annex D to the Convention,
Having also completed the risk profile for pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (CAS No: 335-67-1, PFOA, perfluorooctanoic acid), its salts and PFOA-related compounds in accordance with paragraph 6 of Article 8 of the Convention,