× Information on this section of ECOLEX comes from the InforMEA Portal which compiled information from MEA Secretariats with the support of the European Union. The accuracy of the information displayed is the responsibility of the originating data source. In case of discrepancy the information as displayed on the respective MEA website prevails. Implementation of paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 3 of the Stockholm Convention Document type Decision Reference number POPRC-6/10 Date Oct 11, 2010 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword National implementation/transposal International agreement-implementation Treaty Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Sep 21, 2001) Meeting Sixth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-6) Website www.informea.org Full text UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-10.French.pdf UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-10.Chinese.pdf UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-10.Russian.pdf UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-10.Chinese.doc UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-10.French.doc UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-10.Arabic.doc UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-10.Spanish.pdf UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-10.English.pdf UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-10.Russian.doc UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-10.Arabic.pdf UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-10.Spanish.doc UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-10.English.doc Abstract Noting that paragraph 3 of Article 3 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants requires those parties that have regulatory and assessment schemes for new pesticides or new industrial chemicals to take measures to regulate with the aim of preventing the production and use of new pesticides or new industrial chemicals which, taking into consideration the criteria contained in paragraph 1 of Annex D, exhibit the characteristics of persistent organic pollutants, Noting also that paragraph 4 of Article 3 requires those parties that have regulatory and assessment schemes for pesticides or industrial chemicals, to take into consideration within these schemes, where appropriate, the criteria contained in paragraph 1 of Annex D to the Convention when assessing pesticides or industrial chemicals currently in use,