Any Party may submit proposal for listing a new chemical in Annex A, B, or C of the Convention. The  POPs Review Committee evaluates the proposals and makes recommendation to the Conference of the Parties on such listing in accordance with Article 8 of the Convention. Currently, the following chemicals are under review:

• Hexabromocyclododecane
• Short-chained chlorinated paraffins
• Chlorinated naphthalenes
• Hexachlorobutadiene
• Pentachlorophenol 

More information about chemicals under review