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UK Defra Consultation on POPs Regulation Amendments to Implement COP-12 Decisions
Stockholm ConventionUK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra)United Kingdom
Announced
Mar 18, 2026
Implementation
Dec 16, 2026
Description
UK Defra consultation seeking views on proposed amendments to Annex I of the assimilated POPs Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, including new substance prohibitions. The draft Statutory Instrument implements Stockholm Convention COP-12 decisions listing chlorpyrifos, medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs), and long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (LC-PFCAs). The consultation has closed and government is analysing feedback.
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UK Defra Consultation on POPs Regulation Amendments to Implement COP-12 Decisions
 # Consultation on potential amendments to the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation 2026 ## Overview We are seeking your views on a number of proposed changes to Annex I of the assimilated Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Regulation (EU) 2019/1021, including new additions to a list of substances that are pr
UK Defra Consultation on POPs Regulation Amendments to Implement COP-12 Decisions
roposed changes to the POPs Regulation, including drafted legislation to prohibit 5 new POPs. **This consultation was held on [another website](https://consult.defra.gov.uk/pops-and-chemicals-in-waste-team/c933f8e5/).** This consultation ran from **to** ## Consultation description We want to know what you think about draft legislation to add 5 new POPs to a list of prohibited substances in Annex I of the assimilated