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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- 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
- Rotterdam Convention Annex III - List of Chemicals Subject to the PIC Procedure (COP-11, 2024 update)
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