EU - a proposal for the listing of a chemical substance in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants
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According to available scientific information and review reports, and taking due account of the screening criteria set out in Annex D to the Convention, methoxychlor exhibits characteristics of a persistent organic pollutants which may still be used as a pesticide and dispersed in the environment outside the Union.
Methoxychlor is not approved and allowed as an active substance to be placed on the market or used in the EU in plant protection products. It is also not approved and allowed as an active substance to be placed on the market or used in the EU in biocidal products. Moreover, it is not registered in accordance with the REACH Directive, therefore, it is not allowed to be manufactured or placed on the market in the EU in quantities of 1 tonne or more per year manufacturer or importer.
The Union shall submit a proposal for the listing of methoxychlor in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
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