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BANNED INDUSTRIAL CHEMICALS: EXEMPTED USES GAZETTED
- 30 November 2023
- Environmental Law
- SA Legal Academy
The Department of Forestry, Fisheries & the Environment has gazetted a notice listing applications of Dechlorane Plus and UV-328 for which exemptions may be sought in the context of their status as persistent organic pollutants targeted for ‘elimination’.
Both industrial chemicals are listed in Annexure A of the Stockholm Convention, which prohibits their production and use other than in certain circumstances for which the parties concerned are required to register.
Dechlorane Plus is mainly used as a flame retardant in adhesives, sealants and polymers, as well as in greases as an ‘extreme pressure additive’ (European Chemicals Agency).
UV-328 is used, among other things, in the manufacture of plastics and certain types of coatings as a light stabiliser (Wikipedia).
- notice
- Stockholm Convention Annexure A
Published by SA Legal Academy Policy Watch