Since this is a global, transboundary problem, global actions to phase out c-octaBDE and include it in Annex A of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants should be considered.
It also prohibits introduction of new articles in the market if they have parts that are treated with flame retardants containing c-OctaBDE exceeding 0.1% by mass.
In the USA c-OctaBDE is subject to EPA' s Toxic Substances Control Act(TSCA) Inventory Update Reporting Rule, under which production and import information is periodically collected.
For the 2002 reporting year, U.S. production of c-OctaBDE was estimated in the range of 450 to 4,500 tonnes, and none reported for the 2006 reporting year(UNEP 2007, USA).
A deposit-refund system does not seem appropriate since sales of new products containing c-OctaBDE would no longer be allowed and their presence has become a legacy problem.
UNEP(UNEP, 2007b) concludes that c-OctaBDE is likely to cause significant adverse effects on human health or the environment, such that global action is warranted.
The term" c-octaBDE" designates a commercial mixture containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers, typically consisting of penta- to deca-bromodiphenyl ether congeners.
In addition to octaBDE isomers, c-octaBDE contains significant amounts of other component groups(such as pentabromodiphenyl(pentaBDE) and hexabromodiphenyl ethers) with persistent organic pollutant(POP) characteristics.
The fact that c-octaBDE consists of several polybrominated diphenyl ethers and congeners makes the assessment of POP characteristics more difficult than in the case of a single compound.
Prior to the Community level control measures on c-OctaBDE, several EU Member States had already introduced voluntary measures or national restrictions to phase out c-OctaBDE.
Risk management would be best achieved by a global ban on production and use of c-OctaBDE, brought about by listing the components of the mixture under the Stockholm Convention.
Since the dissemination of bromodiphenyl ethers into the environment is a global, transboundary problem, some global actions to phase out c-OctaBDE should be considered.
This implies that control measures need to be established that address c-DecaBDE production and use to prevent further formation of components of the c-OctaBDE mixture in the environment.
In light of the ban and phase-out of c-octaBDE, the availability of practicable and economically viable substitutes for all its uses has already been demonstrated in practice.
A ban would eliminate emissions from the manufacturing of c-OctaBDE, and also eliminate release of bromodiphenyl ethers from the production and use of c-OctaBDE in new products.
Chemical substitutes for c-OctaBDE in thermoplastic elastomers include bis(tribromophenoxy) ethane and tribromophenyl allyl ether(Danish Environmental Protection Agency, 1999).
In order to achieve long term elimination and prevent re-introduction of c-OctaBDE or the congeners having POP characteristics, production and use should be completely banned.
The Committee adopted decision POPRC-4/1, by which, among other things, it adopted the risk management evaluation for commercial octabromodiphenyl ether and agreed to recommend the listing of the substance in Annex A of the Convention.
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