What Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent for Hazardous Chemicals 2004 - PIC requires
The Rotterdam Convention on Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade (2004 - 168 Parties as of April 2026) requires exporting countries to obtain Prior Informed Consent (PIC) from importing country Designated National Authorities (DNAs) before shipping chemicals listed in Annex III (currently 59 chemicals including pesticides, industrial chemicals, and severely hazardous pesticide formulations) - exporters of listed chemicals must check importing country import decisions (allow, prohibit, or conditional) via the Rotterdam Convention PIC Circular published every six months, and must not ship to countries that have responded 'do not consent'; the Convention operates as the global hazardous chemicals customs compliance gateway alongside the Stockholm (POPs) and Basel (hazardous waste) Conventions, forming the 'chemicals trinity' that chemical manufacturers, traders, and freight forwarders must navigate for every international shipment.
Pillar: Logistics & Supply Chain · Authority: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) - jointly administer the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat, Geneva; Conference of the Parties (COP) · Version: 1.0.1 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVII-14&chapter=27&clang=_en
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- {"title":"Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade - adopted 10 September 1998; entered into force 24 February 2004","url":"https://treaties.un.org/pages/ViewDetails.aspx?src=TREATY&mtdsg_no=XXVII-14&chapter=27&clang=_en","jurisdiction":"United Nations Environment Programme and FAO - 168 Contracting Parties as of April 2026; Secretariat: Geneva","key_provisions":"Article 1: objective - promote shared responsibility and cooperative efforts in the international trade of certain hazardous chemicals to protect human health and the environment; Article 2: definitions - 'PIC procedure' means the procedure for formally obtaining and disseminating decisions from importing Parties on whether they wish to receive future shipments; Article 5: severely hazardous pesticide formulations - procedures for listing; Article 6: listing of chemicals - DNAs submit proposals; Chemical Review Committee (CRC) evaluates; COP decides; Article 10: import decisions - each Party must communicate an import decision (consent, do not consent, interim response) to the Secretariat for each Annex III chemical; Article 11: obligations regarding export of chemicals - if importing country responds DNC: the exporting Party must take appropriate measures to ensure that exports do not occur without the explicit consent of the importing country; Article 12: export notification - for chemicals banned or severely restricted in the exporting Party; Article 13: information to accompany exports - label; SDS in official language of importing country; Article 15: implementation - each Party shall designate a DNA"}
- {"title":"Rotterdam Convention Annex III - List of Chemicals Subject to the PIC Procedure (COP-11, 2024 update)","url":"https://www.pic.int/TheConvention/Chemicals/AnnexIIIChemicals/tabid/1132/Default.aspx","jurisdiction":"Rotterdam Convention COP - binding list as of COP-11 (2024), 59 chemicals","key_provisions":"Annex III chemicals as of COP-11 (May 2024) - selected highlights: Industrial chemicals: crocidolite (asbestos type - absolute prohibition); commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether; polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) for use in open systems; mercury compounds (including mercury chloride); Pesticides: aldrin, dieldrin, endrin (organochlorines); chlordane, heptachlor (cyclodiene insecticides); DDT; paraquat (granular formulations); monocrotophos; methyl parathion; methamidophos; Severely hazardous pesticide formulations (SHPFs): specific formulations of methamidophos, methyl parathion, monocrotophos, phosphamidon, parathion - meeting the SHPF criteria in Annex IV of the Convention; COP-11 (2024) added: Chrysotile (white asbestos) for the use of diaphragms - significant commercial impact for asbestos-cement industry; new pesticides added at COP-11: iprodione, paraquat"}
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