New Zealand EPA opens consultation to restrict chlorpyrifos, MCCPs and LC‑PFCAs as newly listed Stockholm Convention POPs

New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority (EPA) opened a consultation proposing domestic controls to implement the Stockholm Convention listings for chlorpyrifos, medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs), and long-chain perfluorocarboxylic acids (LC‑PFCAs). The consultation proposes amendments (including to HSNO-related schedules/orders governing POPs) to restrict these substances in New Zealand, with submissions due by 5:00 pm on 17 April 2026. Compliance teams supplying products into New Zealand should monitor the final controls for any prohibitions, transition provisions, and scope definitions that may affect import/export and product composition.