Based on part B, of Annex I, of DCM 360, date 29.4.2015 "On approval of the persistent organic pollutants list and defining of the measures on production, importing, placing on the market and their use", is allowed production, placing on the market and use of substances or mixtures which have SCCP in their content in a concentration less than 1% of weight.

Point I, Article 37, of the Law no. 10431, dated 9.6.2011, "On Environmental Protection", as amended, relating to Persistent Organic Pollutants specifies that Production, import, placing on the market and the use of chemicals and pesticides which display characteristics of persistent organic pollutants shall be prohibited, unless otherwise provided in the legislation in force.

DCM 360, date 29.4.2015 "On approval of the persistent organic pollutants list and defining of the measures on production, importing, placing on the market and their use", has transposed into national legislation the EU Regulation 850/2004 on POPs, as amended.

Point I, Section I, of Chapter Ill, in this DCM specifies that: In Republic of Albania is prohibited production, importing, placing on the market and use of POPs referred in Annex I, attached to this decision.

Short-chain chlorinated paraffin's (SCCP), are included in part B, of Annex I, with some specific exemptions. Based on which, is allowed production, placing on the market and use of substances or mixtures which have SCCP in their content in a concentration less than 1% of weight.

i. Additives in the production of transmission belts in the industry of rubber natural or synthetic;

ii. Spare parts for rubber conveyor belts in the mining and forestry industries;

iii. Leather industry, in particular for leather oiling;

iv. Lubricant additives, in particular for automobile engines, electric generators and wind energy installations and in drilling for oil and gas exploration, and oil refining for diesel production;

v. Tubes for outdoor decoration bulbs;

vi. Waterproofing and fireproof paints;

vii. Adhesives;

viii. Metal treatment;

ix. Secondary plasticizer in flexible polyvinyl chloride, excluding toys and children's products.

Resolution MAyDS No. 451/2019.

Resolution MAyDS No. 110/2021.

On October 22, 2003 the Republic of Armenia ratified Stockholm Convention. Armenia has not legislation for the ban on export or import of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP). The Law On Chemicals is under preparation, after its adoption decrees, governmental decisions about prohibition of hazardous chemicals will be approved.

That the introduction has been approved by the Executive Director of the Australian Industrial Chemicals Introduction Scheme (AICIS) in writing before the industrial chemical is introduced; and that the person keep the records relating to the introduction of the chemical (Industrial Chemicals (General) Rules 2019, Chapter 6, Part 2, Sections 71 and 74).

Industrial Chemicals (General) Rules 2019 implemented on 1 July 2020.

Listed under Annex A of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.

After favourable decision of the multisectoral commission for the approval of chemical products.

1. The production, placing on the market and use of substances or preparations containing SCCPs in concentrations lower than 1 % by weight shall be allowed.

2. The production, placing on the market, and use of the following applications shall be allowed provided that report on the progress made to eliminate SCCPs is submitted to the Ministry of Health and Social Welfare no later than 2015 and every four years thereafter:

(a) fire retardants in rubber used in conveyor belts in the mining industry;

(b) fire retardants in dam sealants.

3. Placing on the market and use of articles containing SCCPs as a constituent of such articles shall be allowed until 31 December 2013 if they are produced before or on 3 August 2013.

1)Rulebook on conditions for restrictions and bans on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of chemicals (Official Gazette of the Republic of Srpska, no 100/10, 63/13 and 33/17) in Annex II Part B define restrictions stated in 4.3.

2)Decision on bans and restrictions on the import, manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain hazardous industrial chemicals in the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina (Official Gazette of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, no 52/16 and 47/19).

Administrative measure to protect public health.

Decree Nº 5.472, form 06/20/2005 - Stockholm Convention.

To import the chemical, the importer must on each occasion submit an import authorisation application to the Directorate General for the Protection of the Environment (DGPE).

- The processing of an application for the import of the chemical may require a visit to inspect the facilities and examine the conditions of transport of the chemical, of storage, use, safety and disposal of the wastes;

- The consent or authorization granted for the import of the chemical can be withdrawn at any time should the user fail to comply with environmental and social measures.

Short-chain chlorinated paraffins is

LAW No 96/12 of 5th August 1998 on the framework law for environmental management.

Prohibition of Certain Toxic Substances Regulations, 2012 (SOR/2012-285) made under subsection 93(1) of the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA).

http://laws-lois.justice.gc.ca/eng/regulations/SOR-2012-285/index.html

The above named regulations prohibit the manufacture, use, sale, offer for sale and import of short-chain chlorinated alkanes (SCCAs) and all products that contain SCCAs, with a limited number of exemptions, see Other remarks section.

This answer applies only to chemicals for industrial use.

Chemicals for industrial use in Chile do not have registers, but import authorization for their commercialization in accordance with the Sanitary Code, art. 90 and 93 (1), and exempt Resolution No. 408/2016 of the MINSAL, approves the list of hazardous substances for health (2).

(1) Available at: https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=5595

(2) Available at: https://www.bcn.cl/leychile/navegar?idNorma=1090269

List of Emerging Pollutants under Priority Control (2023 Edition) jointly issued by Ministry of Ecology and Environment, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Commerce, General Administration of Customs and State Administration for Market Regulation.

The production, processing, import and export of Short-chain chlorinated paraffins are prohibited with effect from January 1, 2024.

Additional information in relation to the Macao Special Administrative Region (Macao SAR) on the import response concerning a chemical listed in Annex III

Final decision: Consent to import only subject to specified conditions.

The specified conditions are: An import licence issued by the Environmental Protection Bureau of the Macao SAR is required.

National legislative or administrative measure upon which the final decision is based: In accordance with Administrative Regulation 45/2022 and Order of the Chief Executive 188/2022, from 18 October 2022, the Environmental Protection Bureau is the entity to issue import licences and export licences for relevant industrial chemical substances and goods.

The management of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) is covered by Act 1196 of 2008, considering that the country is a Party to the Stockholm Convention, which was approved in Colombia through Act 1196 of 2008. Its instrument of ratification was deposited on October 22 of the same year. Therefore, the Convention entered into force for the country on January 20, 2009. It was declared enforceable by Constitutional Court Decision C-944/08.

Its manufacture and global use are prohibited as provided under the Stockholm Convention. Colombia has not requested any specific exemptions for its use or production; therefore, their use is deemed prohibited in the country. The short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) were listed in Annex A (Elimination) of the Stockholm Convention under the group of industrial POPs in May 2017.

General Health Law No. 5395

Stockholm Convention, listing in Annex A on December 18, 2018 [date of entry into force].

Resolution of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment Nr. 176/2018 "Regulations on the National Registry of Hazardous Chemicals". Standard applicable only to hazardous chemicals for industrial use. It contains Annex Nr. 2, wherein "Chemicals subject to a differentiated control regime" are listed.

Environmental Regulation Act 7/2003 in Equatorial Guinea.

There is no centralized registration system of industrial chemicals yet. In addition, there is no any legislation dealing with the life cycle management of industrial chemicals.

In the European Union, the production, placing on the market and use of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs), whether on their own, in preparations or as constituents of articles, are prohibited pursuant to Regulation (EC) No 850/2004. This prohibition also includes the import of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs).

By way of derogation, the placing on the market and use (including the import) of substances or preparations containing SCCPs in concentrations lower than 1 % by weight is allowed.

Regulation (EC) No 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on persistent organic pollutants and amending Directive 79/117/EEC (OJ L158, 30.4.2004, p. 7) stipulates that the production, placing on the market and use of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs), whether on their own, in preparations or as constituents of articles, are prohibited.

By way of derogation, the production, placing on the market and use of substances or preparations containing SCCPs in concentrations lower than 1 % by weight or articles containing SCCPs in concentrations lower than 0,15 % by weight are allowed.

In accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008, which implements the UN Globally Harmonised System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals in the EU, short-chain chlorinated paraffins are classified as:

Carc. 2 - H 351 - Suspected of causing cancer.

Aquatic Acute 1 - H 400 - Very toxic to aquatic life.

Aquatic Chronic 1 - H410 - Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects.

Within the meaning of the final regulatory action provisions (see Orders No 00515 and 21-12) and in application of the precautionary principle, before being imported into the Gabonese Republic all chemicals and certain dangerous pesticides, listed in Annexe III of the Rotterdam Convention..., are subject to a Prior Consent Document which must be obtained from the Competent Authority (see art. 2 of Order No 21-12, signed by the Prime Minister on the 17th September 2010).

The final regulatory action taken by Gabon is primarily based on Law No 007/2014 on Environmental Protection in the Gabonese Republic and on three of its implementing regulations, namely:

- Order No 0376/MDDPNPG/SG/CNAP regulating the conditions for obtaining consents to the cross-border shipment of dangerous waste, to the import of chemicals for industrial use into the Gabonese Republic, of 5th September 2008.

- Order No 00515/PM laying down the conditions for import and use of certain dangerous chemicals and pesticides, of 27th July 2010

- Order No 21-12/PM amending and supplementing the provisions of Order No 00515/PM laying down the conditions for import and use of certain dangerous chemicals and pesticides, of 17th September 2015.

Governmental decree N263 on Rule of Import and Export of Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides and Implementation of Prior Informed Consent Procedure (Adopted 13.06.2016); Amendment reflecting SCCP regulation was adopted on 3.12.2019 by Governmental Decree N593.

The product must have authorization for import or placing on the market by this Ministry as focal point of the Rotterdam Convention.

Rotterdam Convention and national legislation relating to the import and production of this product.

Based on the Environment code of Guinea Bissau, Law n° 1/2011 of 2 March.

This chemical has to complete the notification process prior to its import. This chemical must be registered to Ministry of Environment and Forestry before being distributed or used.

(1)Straight-chain chlorinated hydrocarbons with chain lengths ranging from C10 to C13 and a content of chlorine greater than 48 per cent by weight

[ No consent to import]

Imports of the substance and the product in which the substance is used are prohibited.

(2)Short-chain chlorinated paraffins which are not listed in both lists of the existing chemical substances and the newly announced chemical substances under the CSCL

[Consent to import only subject to the following specified conditions ]

A person who imports the substance shall give prior notice to and get prior approval from the Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare, the Ministry of Economy Trade and Industry and the Ministry of the Environment.

(3)Short-chain chlorinated paraffins other than the mentioned above (1) and (2)

[Consent to import]

The Chemical Substances Control Law (the CSCL)

(1)Straight-chain chlorinated hydrocarbons with chain lengths ranging from C10 to C13 and a content of chlorine greater than 48 per cent by weight

Registered under the CSCL

Not manufactured in the country

(2)Short-chain chlorinated paraffins which are not listed in both lists of the existing chemical substances http://www.safe.nite.go.jp/jcheck/list3.action?category=142&;request_locale=en and the newly announced chemical substances (http://www.safe.nite.go.jp/jcheck/list2.action?category=130&;request_locale=en and http://www.safe.nite.go.jp/jcheck/list7.action?category=240&;request_locale=en) under the CSCL

Not registered under the CSCL

Not manufactured in the country

(3)Short-chain chlorinated paraffins other than the mentioned above (1) and (2)

Registered under the CSCL

Manufactured in the country

Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan about ratification of Stockholm convention from 7 June 2007 N 259-3 and Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan about ratification of Rotterdam convention from 20 March 2007 N 239-III. items 38-2, 38-6 of article 17, item 4-1 of article 239, and item 2 of article 280 of Ecological Code of the Republic of Kazakhstan from 9 January 2007 N° 212-II.

Consent to Import after registered and it shall be prior notified to the Industry and Commerce Sector at the provincial level, and strictly complied with regulations issued by relevant sectors.

1. Law on the Chemicals Management, No. 07/NA, (2016).

2. Ministerial Decision on the Industrial Chemicals Type, No 0389/MolC.DoIH (2018).

It is prohibited to manufacture, place on the market, import on a private basis or use short-chain chlorinated paraffins and mixtures containing short-chain chlorinated paraffins. The maximum allowed content for short-chain chlorinated paraffin impurities in substances and preparation is 1 %. New articles may not be placed on the market if they or their components contain more than 1 % short-chain chlorinated paraffin impurities.

These prohibitions are mentioned in chapter 1 of annex 1.1 of the Ordinance on the Reduction of Risks relating to the Use of Certain Particularly Dangerous Substances, Preparations and Articles, which entered into force in May 2005.

It is an administrative measure not to import and use the chemical in the country.

Follow the Prior Informed Consent procedure under Rotterdam Convention.

Environmental Quality Act 1974.

Occupational Safety and Health (Use and Standards Exposure of Chemicals Hazardous To Health) Regulations 2000.

Prohibited in the Dangerous Chemicals Control (Amendment of Schedules) Regulations of the Dangerous Chemicals Control Act.

Law on chemicals ("Official Gazette of Montenegro" no. 051/17 as of 03/08/2017), Article 44, Article 47, Article 48.

Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) are not entered in the list of registered chemicals in Montenegro.

Uses of this substance are prohibited under Decree on prohibited and permitted methods of use, manufacture, and placing on the market of chemicals that present unacceptable risk to human health and the environment which fully transposed Annex XVII of REACH regulation.

Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) is listed as a persistent organic pollutant (POP) in Schedule 2A of the Hazardous Substances and New Organisms Act 1996 (HSNO Act) (listed as Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (Alkanes, C₁₀-₁₃, chloro): straight-chain chlorinated hydrocarbons with chain lengths ranging from C₁₀ to C₁₃ and a content of chlorine greater than 48 per cent by weight). Under section 25A of the HSNO Act it is prohibited to be imported or manufactured or used. This includes manufactured articles containing this substance. Exceptions apply to the import or manufacture of small quantities for use as an analytical standard or for research and development in a laboratory, or the import for environmentally sound disposal, or where it is present as an unintentional trace contaminant in products and articles. An 'articles in use' notification has been made to the Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention for articles where SCCPs have been used as additives in rubber and plastic goods, in adhesives and sealants, and as water-proofing and flame retardant agents for textiles - present in New Zealand before 18 December 2018.

Short-chain chlorinated paraffins is also listed in Schedule 1: Stockholm chemicals and Schedule 2: Rotterdam chemicals of the Imports and Exports (Restrictions) Prohibition Order (No 2) 2004. It may not be exported unless a permit is issued by the Environmental Protection Authority, which is subject to particular conditions and restrictions.

Resolution 001-2022; Published in Gaceta, Official Gazette of Nicaragua, on 26 April 2022.

Severely restricted for specific exemptions as listed in Stockholm Convention decision SC-8/11 and importation is only by approval of Federal Ministry of Environment and National Agency for Food & Drug Administration and Control.

The final decision is based on resolutions of the National Committee on Chemicals Management (NCCM), a body charged with the responsibilities of promoting and co-coordinating a coherent, co-ordinated, continuous and cost efficient approach to chemicals safety and management across all sectors necessary to protect the environment, human and animal health in Nigeria.

It shall be prohibited to place on the market or use as substances or as an ingredient of other substances or in mixtures in concentrations greater than 1% (m/m) when they are intended for:

- metal processing;

- skin deterioration.

Law on chemicals (Official Gazette of the RM No 145/2010; 53/2011).

List on restrictions and bans for use of chemicals ("Official Gazette of the RM" No. 31/2014), restriction 42.

In Norway SCCP is regulated according to Regulation (EC) no 850/2004 in Chapter 4 of the "Regulations relating to restrictions on the manufacture, import, export, sale and use of chemicals and other products hazardous to health and the environment (Product Regulations)" by the Ministry of the Environment. Act no 922 of 1 June 2004.

1. By way of derogation, the production, placing on the market and use of substances or preparations containing SCCPs in concentrations lower than 1 % by weight or articles containing SCCPs in concentrations lower than 0,15 % by weight shall be allowed.

2. Use shall be allowed in respect of: (a) conveyor belts in the mining industry and dam sealants containing SCCPs already in use before or on 4 December 2015; and (b) articles containing SCCPs other than those referred to in (a) already in use before or on 10 July 2012.

According to Royal Decree No. 46/95. Issuing the Law of Handling and Use of Chemicals.

Concerning short-chain chlorinated paraffins, Panama is a signatory of the Stockholm Convention which includes the chemical substance in Annex A for elimination. Therefore, we invoke the provisions resulting from the provisional response 5.1.

Prior to the introduction of the industrial chemical into the country, it must have the Sanitary Authorization granted by the General Directorate of Environmental Health and Food Safety (Digesa) of the Ministry of Health.

To obtain the Health Authorization for the Importation of Chemical Substances subject to the Information Procedure and Prior Informed Consent (PIC), the requirements established in Procedure No. 24 of the Single Text of Administrative Procedures (TUPA) of the Ministry of Health, approved by Supreme Decree No. 001-2016-SA, modified by the Ministerial Resolution No. 263-2016-MINSA and Ministerial Resolution No. 041-2018-MINSA, must be complied with.

National legislative: Resolution No. 4 of 2005 by the Chairperson of the Supreme Council of the Environment and Natural Reserves (SCENR) issuing executive bylaw for law No. 30 of 2002 on environment protection.

SCCP (CAS No. 85535·84·8) was listed as banned substance in Annex A by the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention in May 2017. The Korean government has a plan to manage the substance as banned substance in accordance with the Persistent Organic Pollutants Control Act based on the amendments to the Stockholm Convention, which is expected to come into force in the first half of 2019.

Ministerial Order No 003/2021 of 08/02/2021, determining the list of chemicals and other polluting substances that are not permitted. Published in Official Gazette n° Special of

10/02/2021.

1. Law on Chemicals ("Official Gazette of the RS" No. 36/09, 88/10, 92/11, 93/12 and 25/15)

2. Rulebook On Restrictions and Bans of Production, Placing on the Market and Use of Chemicals ("Official Gazette of the RS" No. 90/13, 25/15, 2/16, 44/17 and 36/18), Annex 2-List of Prohibited and Restricted Persistent Organic Pollutants:

1. Production, placing on the market and use of substances or preparations containing SCCPs in concentrations lower than 1 % by weight or articles containing SCCPs in concentrations lower than 0,15 % by weight shall be allowed.

2. Use of SCCPs shall be allowed in:

(a) conveyor belts in the mining industry and dam sealants containing SCCPs already in use before or on 17 May 2017.

(b) articles containing SCCPs other than those referred to in (a) already in use before or on 15 June 2015.

3. Economic operators using articles referred to in point 2. containing SCCPs shall submit information about it to the ministry in charge of environmental protection.

With effect from 30 June 2018, the chemical will be controlled as a Hazardous Substance under the Environmental Protection and Management Act (EPMA) and EPM (Hazardous Substances) Regulations. A Hazardous Substances Licence/Permit is required for the import, export, sale, storage and use of the chemical for research and analysis. The chemical will not be allowed for production, import, export and other uses in Singapore with effect from 30 June 2018.

Government Notice 43747, Regulations to prohibit the production, distribution, import, export, sale, and use of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Republic of South Africa in terms of the National Environmental Management Act (Act No. 107 of 1998).

- lmporter should obtain the Prior Approval from Central Environmental Authority of Sri Lanka for the importation.

- lntended use and the method of the disposal of any waste associated with this chemical should be notified by the importer to the Central Environmental Authority of Sri Lanka.

Based on the Regulation No.2044/40 dated 09.11.2017 published under the lmport & Export Control Act in Sri Lanka.

1. Palestinian Environmental Law No.7 for the year 1999

Article11 :The Ministry (Environment Quality Authority) shall issue, in coordination with the competent authorities, one list or more of the hazardous materials and waste

Article 12: No one may process, store, distribute, use, treat or dispose of any solid or liquid or gaseous hazardous materials or waste except according to the regulations and instructions determined by the Ministry in coordination with the competent parties.

2. The National Technical Committee for the Management of Chemicals and Hazardous Wastes reviewed the chemicals have been listed in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention and Stockholm Convention and adopted import responses.

Order of the negative list 2003 from the Law Traffic of Goods S.B. 2003 no.58.

It is prohibited to manufacture, place on the market, import on a private basis or use short-chain chlorinated paraffins and mixtures containing short-chain chlorinated paraffins. The maximum allowed content for short-chain chlorinated paraffin impurities in substances and preparation is 1 %. New articles may not be placed on the market if they or their components contain more than 1 % short-chain chlorinated paraffin impurities.

These prohibitions are mentioned in chapter 1 of annex 1.1 of the Ordinance on the Reduction of Risks relating to the Use of Certain Particularly Dangerous Substances, Preparations and Articles, which entered into force in May 2005.

An importer of SCCP as a substance or mixture of 1,000 kilograms per year, has a duty to declare the chemical information in accordance with the Notification of Ministry of Industry on Declaration of the production or import of hazardous substances of list 5.6 under the responsibility of Department of Industrial Works, B.E. 2558 (2015).

Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) is currently under the review process by the Hazardous Substance Committee for control and listing under the Hazardous Substance Act, B.E. 2535 (1992).

Short Chain Chlorinated Paraffins are currently not registered for use under the Toxic Chemicals Regulations 2007. As such no imports of this chemical will be allowed and no import license will be granted.

-This chemical is a persistent organic pollutant (POP) and its import and export are banned under the Stockholm Convention to which Tunisia is a Party.

-The National Technical Committee for the health and environmental safety of chemicals gave the non-consent to the export of this chemical.

According to the By-Law on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Official Gazette no. 30595 dated 14.11.2018), the production, placing on the market (including import) and use of substances or preparations containing short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) in concentrations lower than 1 % by weight or articles containing SCCPs in concentrations lower than 0,15 % by weight are allowed.

By-Law on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Official Gazette no. 30595 dated 14.11.2018) Annex-2.

It is allowed subject to compliance with the order of Hygienic regulation and state registration of hazardous factors in accordance with the Law of Ukraine «On ensuring the sanitary and epidemiological well-being of the population» dated on February 24, 1994 (item 9 of the Law) and subject to entering into the State Register of dangerous factors.