Stockholm Convention
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (2001)
Topic : Chemicals · Level : Sector-specific
Today
COP-12 put chlorpyrifos, MCCPs, LC-PFCAs in Annex A with exemptions; in force 16 Dec 2026, for China only after ratification.
Summary
The Stockholm Convention bans or restricts persistent organic pollutants worldwide. COP-12 in 2025 added chlorpyrifos, medium-chain chlorinated paraffins and long-chain PFCAs, entering into force on 16 December 2026.
Who is concerned
- Turnover
- non précisé
- Employees
- non précisé
- Listed company
- non précisé
- Sectors
- Chemicals
- Textiles, leather (PFAS)
- Plastics, cables (CPs)
- Agrochemicals
- Triggering activities
- Producing, using or trading listed POPs
- Selling articles containing POPs
- Extraterritorial reach
- No
Parties restrict imports; EU POPs Regulation bans POPs in imported articles.
- Examples
- Chinese PVC cable maker using MCCPs
- Outdoor apparel with LC-PFCA finishes
What the law requires
- Stop production and use of Annex A substances (subject to exemptions)
- Control POPs content in articles and waste
- Parties: report every 4 years and update national plans
Penalties
Set by Parties' national laws (e.g. China MEE lists, EU POPs Regulation).
What this changes for a supplier in China
COP-12 listings bind China only after it ratifies them (Art. 25(4) declaration). Exporters of PVC, cables, textiles and pesticides face EU POPs limits on MCCPs, LC-PFCAs, chlorpyrifos.
Expected evidence
- Test reports for MCCPs and PFCAs in articles
- Chemical declarations from Tier 2
- Material safety data sheets
Tiers : Tier 1-N