Switzerland has revised it national
legislation on persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with the transposing of
three ‘Decisions’ from the Stockholm Convention on POP chemicals.
Signed in 2001 and effective in 2004, the
Stockholm Convention is an international environmental treaty that aims to
eliminate or restrict the production and use of POPs. The goal is to protect
human health and the environment from chemicals that persist in the environment
for long periods.
RO 2020/3916 under Official Collection 121
of October 6, 2020 (POP Convention, RS 0.814.03) was published in October 2020. It transposes the following
three ‘Decisions’:
- Decision
SC-9/4 ‘Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and perfluorooctane
sulfonyl fluoride (PFOSF)’ - Decision
SC-9/11 ‘Listing of dicofol’ - Decision
SC-9/12 ‘Listing of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related
compounds
[if !supportLists]
These will change Annexes A and B of the
POP Convention, RS 0.814.03, in several ways, including:
- Dicofol
added to Part I of Annex A (‘Elimination’) with no specific exemptions for its
production and use - PFOA, its
salts and PFOA-related compounds added to Part I on Annex A (‘Elimination’)
with certain specific exemptions for their production and use - Entry for
PFOS, its salts and PFOSF in Part I to Annex B (‘Restriction’) replaced with
information on acceptable purposes and specific exemptions for their production
and use
[if !supportLists]
The revisions are expected to come into
effect on December 3, 2020.
SGS Consumer Products Services
Through a
global network of state-of-the-art laboratories, SGS offers consultation and
comprehensive testing services (physical/mechanical, chemical, flammability,
electrical safety, etc) covering the full spectrum of international product
safety and regulatory standards for a wide range of consumer products. Learn more about SGS’s Consumer
Products Services.
SGS SafeGuardS keep you up to date with the
latest news and developments in the consumer goods industry. Read the full Switzerland
Revises Legislation on POP Chemicals SafeGuardS.
Subscribe here to receive SGS SafeGuardS direct to your inbox.
For further information contact:
Hingwo Tsang
Global Information and Innovation Manager
Tel:(+852) 2774 7420
Email: crs.media@sgs.com
Website: www.sgs.com/cgnr
LinkedIn: sgs-consumer-goods-&-retail
About SGS
SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and
certification company. SGS is recognized as the global benchmark for quality
and integrity. With more than 89,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over
2,600 offices and laboratories around the world.