What is the maximum quantity of a chemical listed in Annex III that can be imported for research purposes, under the Convention?
A. There is no amount specified in the Convention. Some countries in implementing the Convention have set a level of 10 kilograms whereas others have set lower amounts than this. What ever amount countries elect to apply, it is important to recognize that these should be small amounts compared to commercially traded quantities. Q23. Our country does not allow the use of any chemicals included in Annex III of the Convention, therefore do we need to put in place an export notification scheme. A. Export notifications apply to chemicals that have been banned or severely restricted in the exporting country. The obligation for export notification ceases when the chemical is included in Annex III, the importing party has provided an import response on this chemical to the Secretariat and the response has been published in the PIC Circular. If there are no exports from the country, the export notification scheme may be very simple. Q24. Our national chemicals management legislation has provisi
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