Chemical Review Committee
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The Chemical Review Committee is a scientific expert body under the Rotterdam Convention that evaluates hazardous chemicals and pesticides to recommend whether they should be subject to the treaty’s prior informed consent procedure in international trade.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Chemical Review Committee canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Rotterdam Convention body
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scientific expert body ⓘ subsidiary body ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
promote prior informed consent in trade of certain hazardous chemicals
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promote shared responsibility in international trade of hazardous chemicals ⓘ protect human health ⓘ protect the environment ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
international trade in hazardous chemicals
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international trade in hazardous pesticides ⓘ |
| composedOf |
experts in chemicals management
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experts in pesticide management ⓘ government-designated experts ⓘ |
| cooperatesWith |
FAO
NERFINISHED
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Parties to the Rotterdam Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ UNEP NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| decisionMaker | Conference of the Parties based on Committee recommendations ⓘ |
| decisionType | technical recommendations ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advise Conference of the Parties of the Rotterdam Convention
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develop decision guidance documents ⓘ evaluate hazardous chemicals ⓘ evaluate hazardous pesticides ⓘ prepare recommendations on chemicals ⓘ review candidate chemicals for listing ⓘ |
| hasWorkingLanguage | United Nations official languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | articles of the Rotterdam Convention concerning listing of chemicals ⓘ |
| locationOfSecretariat | Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandate |
assess whether chemicals meet Convention criteria for listing in Annex III
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review notifications of final regulatory action ⓘ review proposals for severely hazardous pesticide formulations ⓘ |
| meetingFrequency | approximately once per year ⓘ |
| meets | periodically ⓘ |
| operatesUnder | Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Rotterdam Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| produces |
draft decision guidance documents
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rationales for recommendations ⓘ recommendations for listing chemicals in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention ⓘ |
| purpose | recommend whether chemicals should be subject to prior informed consent procedure ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reviewOutcome |
recommend listing chemical in Annex III
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recommend not listing chemical in Annex III ⓘ |
| scope |
certain hazardous industrial chemicals
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certain hazardous pesticides ⓘ severely hazardous pesticide formulations in developing countries ⓘ |
| subjectArea |
chemical safety
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international environmental law ⓘ pesticide risk management ⓘ |
| supportedBy | Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesCriteriaFrom | Annex II of the Rotterdam Convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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