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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
Source
UNEP, 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,