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## Form for submission of information specified in Annex F of the Stockholm Convention pursuant to Article 8 of the Convention Chemical name (as used by the POPs Review Committee) 

### Hexabromocyclododecane Explanatory note : 1. This chemical is undergoing a risk management evaluation . It has already satisfied the screening criteria set out in paragraph 4 (a) of Article 8 of the Convention. A risk profile has also been completed for this chemical in accordance with paragraph 6 of Article 8 and with Annex E to the Convention. Introductory inform ation Name of the submitting Party/observer Contact details (name, telephone, e - mail) of the submitting Party/observer Date of submission Additional Annex E inform ation (i) Production data, including quantity and location (ii) Uses (iii) Releases, such as discharges, losses and emissions Explanatory note: 2 . This information was requested for preparation of the risk profile in accordance with Annex E of the Convention. Please provide any additional or u pdated information. (a) Efficacy and efficiency of possible control measures in m eeting risk reduction goals (provide summary information and relevant references): (i) Describe possible control measures (ii) Technical feasibility (iii) Costs, including environmental and health costs Explanatory note: 3 . “Risk reduction goals” refers to targets or goals to reduce or eliminate releases from intentional production and use, unintentional production, stockpiles and wastes and to reduce or avoid risks a ssociated with long - range environment transport. 4 . Possible control measures could include the following: (a) Prohibition or restriction of production, use, import and export; (b) Control of discharges or emissions; (c) Replacement of the chemical by alternatives; (d) Termination of processes which could lead to unintentional release of the chemical; (e) Clean - up of contaminated sites; (f) Environmentally sound management of obsolete stockpiles; (g) Prohibition of reuse and recycling of wastes or stockpile s; (h) Establishment of exposure limits in the workplace; (i) Establishment of maximum residue limits in water, soil, sediment or food. 5 . The following factors may influence the efficacy and efficiency of possible control measures: (a) Legal, administrative, and enforcement measures in place including adequately trained personnel;Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants page 2 (b) Monitoring measures in place including of suitable laboratory and monitoring capability; (c) Risk communication system and public participation; (d) Accessibility of alternative chemicals or processes; (e) Accessibility of safe installations and technology to eliminate stockpiles. 6 . Technical feasibility refers to whether a control measure already exists or is expected to be developed in the foreseeable future and possible c hallenges to its im plementation . The following f actors may be considered : (a) What measures would be needed to effectively prohibit or restrict produc tion and use ; (b) Ch emical or non - chemical alternatives which are already in use or which could be phased - in ; (c) N ational standards for b est available t echniques and b est e nvironmental p ractices ( BAT/BEP ) and inventory of installations meeting the BAT/BEP standards ; (d) P rojects in progress involving elimination of stockpiles and clean -up of contaminated site s . 7 . If relevant, provide information on uses for which there may be no suitable alternative or for which the analysis of social and economic factors justifies the inclusion of an exemption to any control measure adopted by the Conference of the Parties . Identify critical uses by detailing the negative impact on society that would result if no exemption is permitted. Explain why the exemption is technically or scientifically necessary and why potential alternatives are not technically or scientifically viable. In addition, provide a list of sources taken into account in arriving at the conclusion that no alternatives exist for a particular use . 8 . Where relevant and possible costs should be expressed in United States dollars per year . (b) Alternatives (pro ducts and processes) (provide summary information and relevant references): (i) Describe alternatives (ii) Technical feasibility (iii) Costs, including environmental and health costs (iv) Efficacy (v) Risk (vi) Availability (vii) Acces sibility Explanatory note: 9 . Alternatives could include chemical and non - chemical alternatives such as a substitute chemical, material, product, system, production process or strategy for a specified end use of the chemical under consideration . Provide a brief description of any alternative product or process and, if appropriate, the sectors, uses or users for which it would be relevant. If several alternatives can be envisaged for the chemical under consideration, including non - chemical alternatives, p rovide information under this section for each alternative. 10 . Technical feasibility refers to whether an alternative technology exists and is applicable or is expected to be developed in the foreseeable future. Specify for each proposed alternative wheth er it has actually been implemented, whether it has only reached the trial stage or whether it is just a proposal. If an alternative has not been tried or tested, information on projected impacts may also be useful. 11 . Evaluation of costs should include environmental and health costs. 12 . Evaluation of efficacy should include any information on performance, benefits, costs and limitations of potential alternatives. 13 . Evaluation of risk should include any information on whether a proposed alternative has been thoroughly tested or evaluated in order to avoid inadvertently increasing risks to human health and the environment. It should also include any information on potential risks associated with untestedSecretariat of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants page 3 alternatives and any increased risk over the life - cycle of alternatives, including manufacture, distribution, use, maintenance and disposal. 14 . Availability refers to whether an alternative is on the market and ready for immediate use. 15 . Accessibility refers to the extent to which geographic, legal or other limiting factors affect whether an alternative can be used. Information or comments on improving the availability and accessibility of alternatives may also be useful. 16 . Specify if the information provided is connected to the specific needs and circumstances of developing countries. (c) Positive and/or negative impacts on society of imple menting possible control m easures (provide summary information and relevant references): (i) Health, including public, environmental and occupational health (ii) Agriculture, including aquaculture and forestry (iii) Biota (biodiversity) (iv) Economic aspects (v) Movement towards sustainable development (vi) Social costs Explanatory note: 17 . Social and economic considerations could include: (a) Information on the impact, cost and benefits to the local, national and regional economy, including the manufacturing sector and industrial and other users (e.g., capital costs and benefits associated with the transition to the alternatives), and impacts on agriculture and forestry; (b) Information on the impact on the wider society associated with the transition to alternatives, including the negative and positive impacts on public, environmental and occupational health. Consideration should also be give n to the positive and negative impacts on the natural environment and biodiversity; (c) Information on the costs and benefits associated with environmentally sound management of wa ste and stockpiles of the chemical under consideration and the clean -up of c ontaminated sites. 18 . Information should be provided on how control measures fit within national sustainable development strategies and plans . D eveloping countries , countries with economies in transition and s mall i sland d evelopin g States should describe their need for technical assistance to implement certain control measures . (d) Waste and disposal implications (in particular, obsolete stocks of pesticides and clean - up of contaminated sites) (provide summary information and relevant references): (i) Te chnical feasibility (ii) Costs Explanatory note: 19 . The information provided on technical feasibility and costs should take the local context into account. This is particularly important for developing countries, countries with economies in transiti on, and small island developing States that require technical and financial assistance. (e) Access to inform ation and public education (provide summary information and relevant references):Secretariat of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants page 4

Explanatory note: 20 . Please provide details on access to information and public education with respect to both control measur es and alternatives . (f) Status of control and m onitoring capacity (provide summary inform ation and relevant references): Explanatory note: 21 . With regard to control capacity, the information required is on legislative and institutional frameworks for the chemical under consideration and their enforcement. 22 . With regard to monitoring capacity, the information required is on the technical and institutional infrastructure for the e nvironmental monitoring and bio - mo nitoring of the chemical under consideration . Please provide information on monitoring work relating to the Convention’s priority matrices (ambient air, maternal milk, human blood) and other health or environmental matrice s (water, soil, sediment, food , aquatic and telluric fauna, migratory birds, etc.). (g) Any national or regional control actions already taken, including inform ation on alternatives, and other relevant risk management inform ation: Explanatory note: 23 . Actions or measures taken could include prohibitions, phase - outs, restrictions, cleanup of contaminated sites, waste disposal, economic incentives and other non - legally binding initiatives . 24 . Information could include details on whether these control actions have been cost - effective in providing the desired benefits and have had a measurable impact on reducing levels of the chemical in th e environment and have contributed to risk reduction. (h) Other relevant inform ation for the risk management evalu ation: Explanatory note: 25 . Pleas e provide any other relevant information for the risk management evaluation . I. Other inform ation requested by the POPRC: Explanatory note: 26 . The Committee may identify specific information required for the process of preparing a risk management evaluation in addition to Annex F information. Please provide any such information that yo u may have as indicated in the letter from the Secretariat inviting Parties and observers to provide information.

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