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The Ministry of Ecology and Environment will ban five persistent organic pollutants
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2023-04-14
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment will ban five persistent organic pollutants, including hexachlorobutadiene, polychlorinated naphthalene, pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters, decabromodiphenyl ether, and short chain chlorinated paraffin.
On March 15, 2023, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment publicly solicited opinions on the "Amendment to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Including Three Types of Persistent Organic Pollutants such as Polychlorinated Naphthalene" and the "Amendment to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Including Three Types of Persistent Organic Pollutants such as Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins" (draft for soliciting opinions), which involved hexachlorobutadiene Polychlorinated naphthalene, pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters, decabromodiphenyl ether, and short chain chlorinated paraffin. The deadline for soliciting opinions was March 27th.
On December 30, 2022, the 38th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress reviewed and approved the amendments to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and its inclusion in the three categories of persistent organic pollutants, including polychlorinated naphthalene and short chain chlorinated paraffin. The Amendment provides for the elimination or restriction of five types of persistent organic pollutants, including hexachlorobutadiene, polychlorinated naphthalene, pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters, decabromodiphenyl ether, and short chain chlorinated paraffin.
Based on the current situation in China, specific management measures for the above five organic pollutants are recommended as follows:
1、 The production, use, import and export of hexachlorobutadiene, polychloronaphthalene, pentachlorophenol, their salts and esters are prohibited.
2、 The production, use, import and export of decabromodiphenyl ether are prohibited (except for the following purposes).
- Textile products that require flame retardant characteristics (excluding clothing and toys);
- Additives for plastic shells and components used in household heating appliances, irons, fans, and immersion heaters, including or in direct contact with electrical parts, or requiring compliance with flame retardant standards, with a density of less than 10% by weight of the parts;
- Polyurethane foam for building insulation;
(The exemption period for the above three types of purposes expires on December 31, 2023)
3、 The production, use, import and export of short chain chlorinated paraffins are prohibited (except for the following purposes).
- Additives used in the production of conveyor belts in the natural and synthetic rubber industry;
- Spare parts for rubber conveyor belts used in the mining and forestry industries;
- Leather industry, especially for leather fatliquoring;
- Lubricant additives, especially for engines in automobiles, generators, and wind energy facilities, as well as oil and gas exploration drilling and refineries producing diesel;
- Outdoor decorative light tubes;
- Waterproof and flame retardant paint;
- Adhesive;
- Metal processing;
- The second plasticizer of flexible polyvinyl chloride (but not used for processing in toys and children's products);
(The exemption period for the above nine types of purposes expires on December 31, 2023)
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