Consultation outcome

Draft evaluations of 3 chemical substances proposed as Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs): call for comments

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 27 March 2023
• Last updated: 15 August 2023 — See all updates

This was published under the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government

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We received 1 response to this call for comments.

Comments received were incorporated into the UK’s submission of comments to the POPRC as part of one of several commenting and redrafting cycles for these evaluation documents.

POPRC held their own call for comments on these draft documents. Revised drafts of these evaluation documents will be considered at the next POPRC meeting in October 2023.

The Stockholm Convention website includes more information about POPRC’s call for comments.

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Original consultation

Summary

Requesting comments on a draft risk profile and risk management evaluations for 3 chemical substances proposed as POPs to the UN’s POP review committee.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
9:30am on 27 March 2023 to 11:45pm on 22 May 2023

Consultation description

The UK is a party to the UN’s Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POPs). POPs are substances that persist in the environment, accumulate in living organisms and pose a risk to our health and the environment globally. They can be transported by air, water or migratory species across international borders, reaching regions where they have never been produced or used.

We are inviting comments on draft evaluation documents currently being reviewed by the Stockholm Convention’s POPs Review Committee (POPRC). These will be used to evaluate 3 substances that have been proposed for potential listing as new POPs:

• medium chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs)
• long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids, their salts and related compounds(LC–PFCAs)
• chlorpyrifos

The UK will review and comment on these draft documents ahead of POPRC’s next meeting in autumn 2023. The UK review will consider and incorporate any responses from this Defra call for comments.

Respondents have the option of responding directly to POPRC’s call for comments, but only responses to this consultation will be incorporated into the UK’s response as a party to the Stockholm Convention.

The comments we receive will be shared with the POPRC ahead of its next meeting in autumn 2023, but will also be summarised and published on this page at a later date.

Published 27 March 2023
Last updated 15 August 2023 + show all updates

1. 15 August 2023

   We have added the summary of responses and government response.

2. 27 March 2023

   First published.