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11 ministries jointly announce that the production, use, import and export of 5 types of persistent organic pollutants are prohibited!

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2023-06-07

11 ministries jointly announced that the production, use, import and export of 5 types of persistent organic pollutants are prohibited, effective from June 6, 2023!

On June 6, 2023, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, in collaboration with 10 other ministries, issued a notice on environmental risk management requirements for five types of persistent organic pollutants, including polychlorinated naphthalene, which clearly stipulated 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. The notice shall take effect immediately.
Announcement on Environmental Risk Control Requirements for 5 Types of Persistent Organic Pollutants, including Polychlorinated Naphthalene
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, which includes three types of persistent organic pollutants, including polychlorinated naphthalene, and the amendments to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, which includes three types of persistent organic pollutants, including short chain chlorinated paraffins (hereinafter collectively referred to as the "Amendment"). The Amendment will come into effect for China on June 6, 2023.

The Amendment provides for the elimination or restriction of five types of persistent organic pollutants: hexachlorobutadiene, polychloronaphthalene, pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters, decabromodiphenyl ether, and short chain chlorinated paraffin. In accordance with relevant management regulations in China, the specific matters regarding the control of the five types of persistent organic pollutants mentioned above are hereby announced 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).
（1） Textile products that require flame retardant characteristics (excluding clothing and toys);
（2） 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;
（3） 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).
（1） Additives used in the production of conveyor belts in the natural and synthetic rubber industry;
（2） Spare parts for rubber conveyor belts used in the mining and forestry industries;
（3） Leather industry, especially for leather fatliquoring;
（4） Lubricant additives, especially for engines in automobiles, generators, and wind energy facilities, as well as oil and gas exploration drilling and refineries producing diesel;
（5） Outdoor decorative light tubes;
（6） Waterproof and flame retardant paint;
（7） Adhesive;
（8） Metal processing;
（9） 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.

4、 Enterprises, institutions, and other producers and operators that discharge hexachlorobutadiene and polychlorinated naphthalene should take effective measures to effectively reduce emissions or eliminate emission sources. Encourage the development and application of alternative technologies to prevent the generation and emission of hexachlorobutadiene and polychloronaphthalene.

5、 Unless otherwise specified, chemical substances used for laboratory scale research or as reference standards, as well as chemical substances that appear as unintentional trace pollutants in products and articles, do not apply to the above requirements regarding prohibition or restriction of production, use, import and export.

6、 Departments at all levels of ecological environment, industry and information technology, housing and urban-rural development, agriculture and rural areas, commerce, emergency management, market supervision and management, disease prevention and control, as well as customs, should strengthen supervision and management of the production, use, import and export of the above-mentioned five types of persistent organic pollutants in accordance with relevant national laws and regulations. Once any violation of the announcement is discovered, it shall be investigated and dealt with seriously in accordance with the law.

7、 This announcement shall come into effect on June 6, 2023.
Hereby announced.

Attachment: List of Persistent Organic Pollutants Restricted by the Amendment

No.	Name of persistent organic pollutants	Chemical Abstracts Society Number	Reference Customs Commodity Number
1	Hexachlorobutadiene	87-68-3	2903299020
2	Pentachlorophenol, its salts and esters	87-86-5 131-52-2 27735-64-4 3772-94-9 1825-21-4	2908110000 2908199023 2908199024 2915900014 2909309017
3	Polychloronaphthalene, including dichloronaphthalene, trichloronaphthalene, tetrachloronaphthalene, pentachloronaphthalene, hexachloronaphthalene, heptachloronaphthalene, and octachloronaphthalene	-	2903999050 etc.
4	Decabromodiphenyl ether	1163-19-5	2909309018
5	Short chain chlorinated paraffin*	For example: 85535-84-8 68920-70-7 71011-12-6 85536-22-7 85681-73-8 108171-26-2	3824890000

Note: Short chain chlorinated paraffin refers to straight chain chlorinated hydrocarbons with chain lengths of C10 to C13, and the chlorine content exceeds 48% by weight. Its concentration in the mixture is greater than or equal to 1% by weight.