The position the EU will be arguing for during the eighth meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention of Rotterdam (COP 8) in Geneva on 24 April-5 May was formally decided on Monday 3 April by Council of the EU.
This COP 8 is expected to discuss the opportunity for submitting new chemical products to the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure applicable to certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides in international trade (amendment of Annex 3 of the Convention).
The EU will...