A public consultation launched on 19 October by the European Commission is open until midnight on 16 November on the Commission’s draft Regulation on trade in hazardous chemicals.
This Commission Delegated Regulation will amend EU Regulation 649/2012 (the so-called PIC Regulation, standing for Prior Informed Consent) which transposes the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for certain hazardous chemicals and pesticides with the aim of preventing unwanted imports of hazardous chemicals and ensuring that information on hazards, risks and safe handling is always provided when hazardous chemicals are exported (see EUROPE 12684/4).
The amendment referred to in the Commission Regulation concerns the listing of pesticides, industrial chemicals, persistent organic pollutants and mercury, as well as an update of the customs codes.
The delegated regulation will update two lists of chemicals in the Regulation: - those subject to export restrictions (Annex I: list of chemicals subject to the export notification procedure), adding some pesticides banned in the EU; - those that cannot be exported (Annex V), adding certain pollutants and mercury products.
To participate in the consultation, go to: https://bit.ly/3pGAzHt (Original version in French by Aminata Niang)