Dear Mr Dimas I am writing to congratulate you for the bold and progressive stance that the European Commission has taken by proposing endosulfan for listing in the Stockholm Convention. I urge you to take all actions possible in ensuring that the EU's proposal is accepted and that endosulfan is eradicated from manufacture and use in the near-term. At the upcoming meeting of the Convention Review Committee, I urge you to work with other Parties to the Convention to ensure that the EU's proposal is given the fullest hearing and leads to positive outcomes that will result in endosulfan's eradication from global use. The EU are demonstrating positive international leadership and stewardship of our environment, and with it the lives of rural communities and protection of wildlife. This progressive measure will directly contribute to protecting the health and livelihoods of some of the world's poorest communities, and for this I applaud the EU's action. I look forward to hearing positive news from the meeting and for swift global eradication of endosulfan. Yours sincerely