The sixth meeting of the Rotterdam Convention Chemical Review Committee (CRC 6) convened from 15-19 March 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland.
The CRC recommended that two pesticides – endosulfan and azinphos methyl – be included in the Rotterdam Convention’s Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure.
Endosulfan is an organochlorine insecticide and acaricide is used in crops worldwide.
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The sixth meeting of the Rotterdam Convention Chemical Review Committee (CRC 6) convened from 15-19 March 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland.
The CRC recommended that two pesticides – endosulfan and azinphos methyl – be included in the Rotterdam Convention’s Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure. Endosulfan is an organochlorine insecticide and acaricide is used in crops worldwide. It is currently also being considered for inclusion under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Azinphos methyl is a broad spectrum organophosphate insecticide and a neurotoxin. The recommendation to include these two pesticides in the PIC procedure will be considered by the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, scheduled to convene in June 2011.
Link to further information
Rotterdam Convention website