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Guidelines on best available techniques and provisional guidance on best environmental practices

Document type
Decision
Reference number
SC-5/12
Date
Apr 25, 2011
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Status
Active
Subject
Waste & hazardous substances
Keyword
Capacity building Technology transfer
Treaty
Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Sep 21, 2001)
Meeting
Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention
Website
www.informea.org
Full text
UNEP-POPS-COP.5-SC-5-12.French.pdf
UNEP-POPS-COP.5-SC-5-12.English.doc
UNEP-POPS-COP.5-SC-5-12.Spanish.pdf
UNEP-POPS-COP.5-SC-5-12.English.pdf
UNEP-POPS-COP.5-SC-5-12.French.doc
UNEP-POPS-COP.5-SC-5-12.Russian.doc
UNEP-POPS-COP.5-SC-5-12.Arabic.docx
UNEP-POPS-COP.5-SC-5-12.Chinese.doc
UNEP-POPS-COP.5-SC-5-12.Chinese.pdf
UNEP-POPS-COP.5-SC-5-12.Arabic.pdf
UNEP-POPS-COP.5-SC-5-12.Spanish.doc
UNEP-POPS-COP.5-SC-5-12.Russian.pdf
Abstract

The Conference of the Parties

1. Takes note of the comments provided by parties and others on the guidelines on best available techniques and the provisional guidance on best environmental practices;
2. Reminds parties, in accordance with Article 5 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, to take into consideration the guidelines and guidance when applying best available techniques and best environmental practices and to assist decision-making in the implementation of action plans and other actions related to their obligations under Article 5, and invites them to share their experiences, such as in the form of case studies, via the Convention clearing-house mechanism;
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Annex to decision SC-5/12
Procedure for the review and updating of the guidelines on best available techniques and provisional guidance on best environmental practices