On March 6, 2023, the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants released meeting documents of the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP-11) , which is set to be held in Geneva from May 1-12, 2023.
The documents recommend to list Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 in Annex A (Elimination) to the Convention with time-limited specific exemptions. The meeting documents are:
Recommendation by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee to list Dechlorane Plus in Annex A to the Convention and draft text of the proposed amendment (UNEP/POPS/COP.11/13)
Recommendation by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee to list UV-328 in Annex A to the Convention and draft text of the proposed amendment (UNEP/POPS/COP.11/14)
The proposed actions are outlined as below:
| Chemical | CAS No | Banned Activity | Specific Exemption |
| Dechlorane Plus | 13560-89-9 | Production and use | 1. For 5 years after the amendment takes effect:
2. For replacement parts for, and repair of, articles in applications until the end of service life or 2044, whichever comes earlier (See Annex of the document). |
| UV-328 | 25973-55-1 | Production and use | 1. For 5 years after the amendment takes effect:
2. For replacement parts for articles in applications until the end of service life or 2044, whichever comes earlier (See Annex of the document). |
Next, based on the recommendations of the Committee, SC COP-11 is to decide whether to list the chemicals in Annex A to the Convention and specify related control measures.
