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Dangerous chemicals: export and import, Rotterdam Convention provisions

2002/0026(COD)

PURPOSE: To adopt Community import decisions for certain chemicals in accordance with the Prior Consent Procedure.

LEGISLATIVE ACT: Commission Decision 2005/814/CE adopting Community import decisions for certain chemicals pursuant to Regulation 304/2003 of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Decision 2000/657.

CONTENT: In accordance with the Prior Consent Procedure established under the Rotterdam Convention it has been decide to adopt a decision on the import of the chemical tetraethyl lead as set out on the form for the importing country in Annex I. Similarly, it has been decided to adopt a decision on the import of the chemical tetramethyl lead as set out on the form for importing country responses in Annex II.

Further, it has been decided to replace the import of parathion as set out in Annex to Decision 2000/657 with the form for importing country responses in Annex III to this Decision. In other words the entry for parathion in Annex III to the Convention needs to be replaced by an entry covering parathion in all its forms.

ENTRY INTO FORCE: 18/11/2005.