The Chemical Review Committee (CRC) is a subsidiary body of the Rotterdam Convention that reviews chemicals and pesticide formulations according to the criteria set out by the Convention in Annexes II and IV, respectively, and makes recommendations to the COP for listing these chemicals in Annex III. A joint meeting with the Stockholm Convention's POPRC will be held on 20 October 2013.  

dates: 22-25 October 2013   location: Rome, Lazio, Italy   contact: Rotterdam Convention Secretariat   phone: +41-22-917-8296   fax: +41-22-917-8082   e-mail: pic@pic.int   www: http://www.pic.int/