Notifications and Import Responses

Table 1: Parties to the Rotterdam Convention in Asia and the Pacific (as well as numbers of their official contact points and designated national authorities)

Sources: (1) http://www.pic.int/home.php?type=t&id=63&sid=17
(2) http://www.pic.int/reports/countryprofiles.asp

Updated: September 2008

No.	Participant	Signature	Ratification,Acceptance (A),Approval (AA),Accession (a)	Number ofOfficial ContactPoints	Number ofDesignatedNationalAuthorities(DNAs)
1	Australia	6-Jul-99	20-May-04	1	2
2	China	24-Aug-99	22-Mar-05	4	2
3	Cook Islands		29 Jun 2004 a	2	2
4	DPR Korea		6 Feb 2004 a	3	2
5	France	11-Sep-98	17 Feb 2004 AA	5	2
6	India		24 May 2005 a	2	2
7	Iran, Islamic Republic of	17-Feb-99	26-Aug-04	5	2
8	Japan	31-Aug-99	15 Jun 2004 A	2	1
9	Kazakhstan		1 Nov 2007 a	3	1
10	Kyrgyzstan	11-Aug-99	25-May-00	2	1
11	Malaysia		4 Sep 2002 a	2	2
12	Maldives		17 October 2006 a	1	1
13	Marshall Islands		27 Jan 2003 a	2	1
14	Mongolia	11-Sep-98	8-Mar-01	3	2
15	Nepal		9 Feb 2007 a	2	2
16	New Zealand	11-Sep-98	23-Sep-03	4	2
17	Pakistan	9-Sep-99	14 Jul 2005	4	2
18	Philippines	11-Sep-98	31-Jul-06	5	2
19	Republic of Korea	7-Sep-99	11-Aug-03	3	3
20	Samoa		30 May 2002 a	3	2
21	Singapore		24 May 2005 a	2	1
22	Sri Lanka		19 Jan 2006 a	1	2
23	Thailand		19 Feb 2002 a	1	3
24	Viet Nam		7 May 2007 a	1	2

Note:
For more details and updates of all Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, please visit the following website
(http://www.pic.int/home.php?type=t&id=63&sid=17).

Table 2: Rotterdam Convention (RC) Implementation in Asia and the Pacific

Sources:   (1) http://www.fao.org/world/regional/rap/member_countries.asp (FAO member countries in Asia and the Pacific)
                  (2) http://www.pic.int/home.php?type=t&id=7&sid=16 (Countries in PIC regions)
                  (3) http://www.pic.int/home.php?type=t&id=63&sid=17 (Parties to the Rotterdam Convention)
                  (4) http://www.pic.int/Reports/FRA-Parties-List-AnnexIII.asp (Notifications of Final Regulatory Actions for Annex III chemicals)
                  (5) http://www.pic.int/Reports/FRA-Parties-List.asp (Notifications of Final Regulatory Actions for Non Annex III chemicals)
                  (6) http://www.pic.int/Reports/06-ICRs-Country-Parties.asp (Import Response by Parties)
                  (7) http://www.pic.int/Reports/06-ICRs-Country-NON-Parties.asp (Import Response by Non Parties)

Updated: September 2008

No.		PIC Regions (25 countries inAsia&16 countries inSouthwestPacific)	Rotterdam Convention(RC) Members in Asia &Pacific (24 countries)	Notificationsof FinalRegulatoryAction forAnnex IIIchemicals by24 RC parties	Notificationsof FinalRegulatoryAction forNon Annex IIIchemicals by24 RC parties	Import Responses by 24 RC Parties	Import Responses byRC Non-Parties (24 countries)
	I. 24 member nations of APPPC and FAO in Asia
1	Australia	Southwest Pacific		5 chemicals	4 chemicals	39 chemicals
2	Bangladesh	Asia					11 chemicals
3	Cambodia	Asia					No response
4	China	Asia		No notification	No notification	39 chemicals
5	DPR Korea	Asia		No notification	No notification	25 chemicals
6	Fiji	Southwest Pacific					11 chemicals
7	France			No notification	No notification	39 chemicals
8	India	Asia		No notification	1 chemical	39 chemicals
9	Indonesia	Asia					17 chemicals
10	Lao PDR	Asia					27 chemicals
11	Malaysia	Asia		1 chemical	1 chemical	37 chemicals
12	Myanmar	Asia					3 chemicals
13	Nepal	Asia		No notification	No notification	11 chemicals
14	New Zealand	Southwest Pacific		No notification	No notification	39 chemicals
15	Pakistan	Asia		No notification	No notification	28 chemicals
16	Papua New Guinea	Southwest Pacific					5 chemicals
17	Philippines	Asia		No notification	No notification	24 chemicals
18	Republic of Korea	Asia		7 chemicals	14 chemicals	33 chemicals
19	Samoa	Southwest Pacific		No notification	No notification	29 chemicals
20	Solomon Islands	Southwest Pacific					2 chemicals
21	Sri Lanka	Asia		No notification	No notification	23 chemicals
22	Thailand	Asia		9 chemicals	44 chemicals	39 chemicals
23	Tonga	Southwest Pacific					No response
24	Viet Nam	Asia		No notification	No notification	24 chemicals
	II. FAO's other 22 member nations in the Pacific
1	Afghanistan						No response
2	Bhutan	Asia					6 chemicals
3	Cook Islands	Southwest Pacific		No notification	No notification	25 chemicals
4	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Asia		6 chemicals	No notification	34 chemicals
5	Japan	Asia		20 chemicals	25 chemicals	39 chemicals
6	Kazakhstan	Asia		No notification	No notification	16 chemicals
7	Kiribati	Southwest Pacific					No response
8	Kyrgyzstan			16 chemicals	No notification	15 chemicals
9	Maldives	Asia		No notification	No notification	No response
10	Marshall Islands	Southwest Pacific		No notification	No notification	No response
11	Micronesia, Federated States of	Southwest Pacific					No response
12	Mongolia	Asia		No notification	No notification	11 chemicals
13	Nauru	Southwest Pacific					No response
14	Niue	Southwest Pacific					No response
15	Palau	Southwest Pacific					No response
16	Tajikistan						No response
17	Timor-Leste	Asia					No response
18	Turkmenistan						No response
19	Tuvalu	Southwest Pacific					No response
20	United States of America						No response
21	Uzbekistan						No response
22	Vanuatu	Southwest Pacific					20 chemicals
	Other countries (not FAO members) in Asia and Pacific
1	Brunei Darussalam	Asia					No response
2	Singapore	Asia		No notification	No notification	39 chemicals

Table 3.1: Notifications of Final Regulatory Actions for Annex III Chemicals

Source: http://www.pic.int/Reports/FRA-Parties-List.asp
Updated: August 2008

The following table shows information about the Notifications of Final Regulatory Actions for Non Annex III Chemicals of the Rotterdam Convention The date shown in the cell is the date of the circular on the notifications.

Table 3.1: (continued)

Table 3.2: Notifications of Final Regulatory Actions for Non Annex III Chemicals

Source: http://www.pic.int/Reports/FRA-Parties-List.asp
Updated: August 2008

The following table shows information about the Notifications of Final Regulatory Actions for Non Annex III Chemicals of the Rotterdam Convention

The date shown in the cell is the date of the circular on the notifications.

Table 3.2: (continued)

Tributyltin benzoate, Tributyltin chloride, Tributyltin fluoride, Tributyltin linoleate, Tributyltin methacrylate, Tributyltin naphtenate, Tributyltin oxide

Table 4: Chemicals covered by import responses by Parties (24) and Non Parties (24) to the Rotterdam Convention in Asia and the Pacific

Sources: (1) http://www.pic.int/Reports/06-ICRs-Country-Parties.asp (Import Response by Parties)
(2) http://www.pic.int/Reports/06-ICRs-Country-NON-Parties.asp (Import Response by Non Parties)

Updated: September 2008

The following show information about the import response decisions (consent, no consent, consent under conditions, or `response did not address importation') on various chemicals by parties and non parties to the Rotterdam Convention.

*****Notes:
Dustable powder formulations containing combination of benomyl at or above 7%, carbonfuran at or above 10% and thiram at or above 15%.

Table 5.1: Dates of import responses – Parties (24 countries) to the Rotterdam Convention in Asia and the Pacific

Source: http://www.pic.int/Reports/06-ICRs-Country-Parties.asp
Updated: September 2008

The date shown in the cell is the date the import response decision (consent, no consent, consent under conditions, or `response did not address importation') on the chemical was published.

Table 5.1: (continued)

Notes:
¹ Dustable powder formulations containing combination of benomyl at or above 7%, carbonfuran at or above 10% and thiram at or above 15%.

Table 5.2: Import responses – Parties (24 countries) to the Rotterdam Convention in Asia and the Pacific

Source: http://www.pic.int/Reports/06-ICRs-Country-Parties.asp
Updated: September 2008

The information in the cell shows the import response decision: consent (c), no consent (nc), consent under conditions (cuc) or `response did not address importation (r-im)' on the chemical.

Table 5.2: (continued)

Notes:
¹ Dustable powder formulations containing combination of benomyl at or above 7%, carbonfuran at or above 10% and thiram at or above 15%.

Table 6.1: Dates of import responses – Non Parties (24 countries) to the Rotterdam Convention in Asia and the Pacific

Source: http://www.pic.int/Reports/06-ICRs-Country-NON-Parties.asp
Updated: September 2008

The date shown in the cell is the date the import response decision (consent, no consent, consent under conditions, or `response did not address importation') on the chemical was published.

Table 6.1: (continued)

Table 6.2: Import Responses – Non Parties (24 countries) to the Rotterdam Convention in Asia and the Pacific

Source: http://www.pic.int/Reports/06-ICRs-Country-NON-Parties.asp
Updated: September 2008

The information in the cell shows the import response decision: consent (c), no consent (nc), consent under conditions (cuc) or `response did not address importation (r-im)' on the chemical.