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Singapore implements Stockholm Convention amendments for Dechlorane Plus, Methoxychlor, and UV-328
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Announced
May 6, 2024
Effective
Feb 26, 2025
Implementation
Feb 26, 2025
Description
Singapore implemented Stockholm Convention amendments listing Dechlorane Plus, Methoxychlor, and UV-328 in Annex A. The manufacture, import, and export of these chemicals and products containing them is prohibited effective February 26, 2025, aligning with the Stockholm Convention deadline (one year after Depositary Notification of the COP-11 amendments). The implementation demonstrates how Parties translate Convention decisions into national law.
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Singapore implements Stockholm Convention amendments for Dechlorane Plus, Methoxychlor, and UV-328
import and export of Dechlorane Plus, Methoxychlor, and UV-328, as well as products containing these chemicals, would not be allowed in Singapore with effect from 12 May 2024. 3 The listing of Dechlorane Plus, Methoxychlor, and UV-328 in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention was officially communicated via a Depositary Notification on 26 Feb 2024. In accordance with the Stockholm Convention text, amendments to Annexes