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The Conference of the Parties,
Having considered the risk profile and the risk management evaluation for short-chain chlorinated paraffins as transmitted by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee,11UNEP/POPS/POPRC.11/10/Add.2 and UNEP/POPS/POPRC.12/11/Add.3.
Taking note of the recommendation by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee that short-chain chlorinated paraffins be listed in Annex A to the Convention with controls to limit the presence of short-chain chlorinated paraffins in other chlorinated paraffin mixtures, with or without specific exemptions,22UNEP/POPS/COP.8/14.
1.Decides to amend part I of Annex A to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants to list short-chain chlorinated paraffins therein, with specific exemptions, by inserting the following row:
 Chemical ActivitySpecific exemption
Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (Alkanes, C10-13, chloro)+: straight-chain chlorinated hydrocarbons with chain lengths ranging from C10 to C13 and a content of chlorine greater than 48 per cent by weightFor example, the substances with the following CAS numbers may contain short-chain chlorinated paraffins:CAS No. 85535-84-8;CAS No. 68920-70-7;CAS No. 71011-12-6;CAS No. 85536-22-7;CAS No. 85681-73-8;CAS No. 108171-26-2.ProductionAs allowed for the Parties listed in the Register
Use
  • Additives in the production of transmission belts in the natural and synthetic rubber industry
  • Spare parts of rubber conveyor belts in the mining and forestry industries
  • Leather industry, in particular fatliquoring in leather
  • Lubricant additives, in particular for engines of automobiles, electric generators and wind power facilities, and for drilling in oil and gas exploration and petroleum refining to produce diesel oil
  • Tubes for outdoor decoration bulbs
  • Waterproofing and fire-retardant paints
  • Adhesives
  • Metal processing
  • Secondary plasticizers in flexible polyvinyl chloride, except in toys and children’s products
2.Also decides to insert a new note (vii) in part I of Annex A, as follows:(vii)Note (i) does not apply to quantities of a chemical that has a plus sign (“+”) following its name in the “Chemical” column in Part I of this Annex that occurs in mixtures at concentrations greater than or equal to 1 per cent by weight.