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Implementation Plans and Objectives of the Project
Thus following the obligations of the Stockholm Convention and the European POP
Regulation, Member States and the Commission are drawing up plans for implementation of
appropriate measures. These contain actions to minimise releases of the unintentionally
produced/released PCDD/PCDF, PCB, HCB and to varying extents PAH.
Member State implementation plans will of course take into account the specific local
situation. Hence, these implementation plans may differ considerable from each other.
For the elaboration of a Community Implementation Plan under the Stockholm Convention it
is therefore necessary to investigate if any additional measures can be usefully taken at EU
level to reduce unintentional releases of these substances.
Against this background the major objectives of the study are to
- identify
- assess
- prioritise
possible measures to be taken at EU level to reduce the releases of unintentionally
produced/released POPs.
Bases for the study are
- already existing legislation, strategies and measures on EU und Member States level
- the National Implementation Plans under development by the Member States
- Other relevant sources of knowledge and new and innovative, creative approaches for
feasible release reduction of unintentionally produced/released POPs.
The study will be a decision basis for the European Commission for further steps concerning
release reductions of the substances concerned. It therefore has to form a scientifically sound
and solid basis.
It should bring forward new, innovative ideas, based on well justified sources and material
flow analysis, technical information and justification. A well reasoned list of possible measures
has to be checked by an assessment of the appropriateness and feasibility of possible
measures and has to be seen against the background of already existing or currently
developed activities.
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