Note by the Secretariat I. Introduction 1. In accordance with articles 6 and 7 of the Rotterdam Convention, the Chemical Review Committee, at its seventh meeting, reviewed the proposal from Burkina Faso to list Gramoxone Super in Annex III to the Convention as a severely hazardous pesticide formulation, along with the supporting documentation. Taking into account each of the specific criteria set out in Annex IV to the Rotterdam Convention, the Committee concluded that the criteria of that Annex had been met. Accordingly, the Committee agreed to recommend to the Conference of the Parties that paraquat dichloride (formulated as emulsifiable concentrate of 276 g active ingredient/L or above, corresponding to paraquat ion at or above 200 g/L) be listed in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention as a severely hazardous pesticide formulation.