The PIC Circular is a key document in the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention, both for the operation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure and as a mechanism for the exchange of information on hazardous chemicals. It is published in June and December in English, French and Spanish.
Key takeaways from the 63rd PIC Circular:
- 12 Parties have submitted import responses for carbosulfan and 10 Parties have submitted import responses for fenthion (ultra-low-volume formulations at or above 640 g active ingredient/L). These are the chemicals most recently listed in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention. Parties are requested to provide import responses for these chemicals by 21 July 2026.
- Since the issuance of the last PIC Circular 62 in December 2025, the Secretariat received and verified 95 import responses for 32 chemicals, submitted by 19 Parties.
- 58 Parties have submitted all import responses for the 55 chemicals listed in Annex III to the Convention for which the import responses were due by 21 July 2024. 109 Parties have not yet provided import responses for one or more of the chemicals listed in Annex III. 10 Parties have not yet provided any import responses.
- 4 new notifications of final regulatory action submitted by 2 Parties are published in Part A, Appendix I of the PIC Circular 63.
Among others, the PIC Circular contains information on:
- Notifications of final regulatory action (FRA) received since the last PIC Circular
- Proposals for inclusion of severely hazardous pesticide formulations (SHPFs) in the PIC procedure
- Chemicals subject to the PIC procedure
- Import responses received since the last PIC Circular
- Information exchange on chemicals recommended for listing in Annex III