Members faced the complexities of eliminating persistent organic pollutants (POPs) from complex global supply chains. Recommendations to list new chemicals all involved discussions on exemptions that would allow some ongoing uses, and how to handle downstream implications of those uses.

The CRC reviewed a record 35 notifications of final regulatory action, as well as four proposals for listing severely hazardous pesticide formulations. The Committee adopted draft decision guidance documents for chlorpyrifos and mercury, and agreed that notifications on chlorpyrifos-methyl and paraquat meet the criteria to be listed in the Rotterdam Convention. The CRC will continue reviewing notifications on nine substances and three severely hazardous pesticide formulations at its next meeting.

The Forum let stakeholders evaluate progress on the Global Framework on Chemicals' objectives and targets one year after its adoption.