The ninth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC 9) will review chlorinated naphthalenes, hexachlorobutadiene, hexabromocyclododecane, and pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters, as well as discuss other technical work such as the impact of climate change on the POPRC's work and common issues in applying Annex E criteria. A joint meeting with the Rotterdam Convention's Chemical Review Committee (CRC) may be held on 19 October 2013, if approved by the joint Basel/Rotterdam/Stockholm COPs.  

dates: 14-18 October 2013   location: Rome, Lazio, Italy   contact: Stockholm Convention Secretariat   phone: +41-22-917-8729   fax: +41-22-917-8098   e-mail: ssc@pops.int   www: http://www.pops.int