Policy paper

Chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C14-17

Draft proposal to list chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C14-17 and chlorination levels ≥45% chlorine by weight as a persistent organic pollutant (POP).

• From: Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
• Published: 18 January 2021
• Last updated: 7 June 2021 — See all updates

This was published under the 2019 to 2022 Johnson Conservative government

Documents

Summary of notice responses

HTML

Annex D: summary of UK proposal to list Chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C14-17 and chlorination levels at or exceeding 45% chlorine by weight

HTML

Annex D: Support document for UK Proposal to list Chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C14-17 and chlorination levels at or exceeding 45% chlorine by weight.

PDF, 917 KB, 118 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Response documents A to D

ZIP, 4.44 MB

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Response documents E to H

ZIP, 27 MB

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Response documents I to Z

ZIP, 26 MB

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

January 2021: Proposal to list “Chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C14-17 and chlorination levels ≥45% chlorine by weight” in Annex A, B or C to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

PDF, 953 KB, 49 pages

This file may not be suitable for users of assistive technology.

Request an accessible format.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader) and need a version of this document in a more accessible format, please email defra.helpline@defra.gov.uk. Please tell us what format you need. It will help us if you say what assistive technology you use.

Privacy notice

HTML

Details

The UK is party to the Stockholm Convention on POPs, which are substances that persist in the environment, accumulate in living organisms and pose a risk to our health and the environment. They can be transported by air, water or migratory species across international borders, reaching regions where they have never been produced or used.

There is a process for parties to propose a substance for listing if they have gathered evidence that suggests it may be a POP. Since the mid-1990s the UK has led the scientific assessment of chlorinated paraffins. This resulted in a ban on short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) in 2000.

We now have further evidence that some components of medium-chain chlorinated paraffins (MCCPs) have similar harmful properties and are considering submitting a proposal to list chlorinated paraffins with carbon chain lengths in the range C_14-17 and chlorination levels ≥45% chlorine by weight to the Stockholm Convention this year.

This substance is used predominately in PVC, polymers, rubber, sealants, adhesives, metalworking fluids, paints, textiles and paper products. If accepted the process of further assessment, discussion and listing is likely to take 4 to 5 years.

In accordance with Article 15 of the UK POPs regulation the Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs must publish a notice relating to the proposal and invite interested parties to submit comments about the notice within 8 weeks.

We asked for comments about the notice in March 2021 and published a summary of the comments in June 2021.

A proposal was submitted to the Stockholm Convention on 27 April and will be considered at the next POPs Review Committee in the Autumn.

Contact us

POPS@defra.gov.uk

Published 18 January 2021
Last updated 7 June 2021 + show all updates

1. 7 June 2021

   Added the summary of notice responses.

2. 16 February 2021

   Added details about a stakeholder event to discuss the proposal for MCCPs.

3. 18 January 2021

   First published.