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According to article 5 of the Stockholm Convention
Each Party shall [take]... the following measures to reduce the total releases ...
from anthropogenic sources of each of the chemicals listed in Annex C, ...:
(a) Develop an action plan ... within two years of the date of entry into force of
this Convention ... designed to identify, characterize and address the
release of the chemicals listed in Annex C ... .
(b) The action plan shall include the following elements:
(i) An evaluation of current and projected releases, including the
development and maintenance of source inventories and release
estimates, taking into consideration the source categories identified in
Annex C;
(ii) An evaluation of the efficacy of the laws and policies of the Party relating
to the management of such releases;
(iii) Strategies to meet the obligations of this paragraph, taking into account
the evaluations in (i) and (ii);
Aarhus Protocol
The Aarhus Protocol to the UNECE Convention on Long-range transboundary Air Pollution is
focussed on control, reduction of discharges, emissions and losses of persistent organic
pollutants by elimination or restriction of substances from use. Besides the 12 Stockholm
POPs the Protocol covers Chlordecone, HCH, HxBB and PAH which are not subject to the
Stockholm Convention.
The Aarhus Protocol under the UNECE Convention obliges Member States in its article 3 (5
(a)) to reduce its total annual emissions of each of the substances listed in annex III in
accordance with that annex by taking effective measures, appropriate in its particular
circumstances.
Regulation 850/2004/EC
In order to ensure coherent and effective implementation of the Community’s obligations
under the Protocol and the Convention, a common legal framework has been established at
EU level by the Regulation (EC) 850/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council.
In the Regulation the provisions of the above mentioned Conventions and the Protocol have
been implemented for the scope of the European Community.
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