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4.2.3 Draft Guidelines on best available techniques (BAT) and provisional
guidance on best environmental practices (BEP) relevant to Article 5
and Annex C of the <strong>Stockholm</strong> <strong>Convention</strong> on Persistent Organic
Pollutants, by UNEP Chemicals
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Promote measures of release
reduction
Guidelines on best available techniques
and provisional guidance on best
environmental practices relevant to
Article 5 and Annex C of the <strong>Stockholm</strong>
<strong>Convention</strong> on
Persistent Organic Pollutants
Promote and/or require use of
substitutes (take into account guidance
in Annex C)
Develop strategies for identifying products
and articles in use and wastes consisting
of, containing or contaminated with
chemicals in Annex C (6.1.a.ii).
Endeavor to develop strategies for identifying
sites contaminated by chemicals in Annex C.
If ongoing remediation - shall be in an
environmentally sound (6.1.e)
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Furans, dioxins, HCB and PCB (Unintentional production - Annex C)
Article 5
Develop an action plan to identify, characterize and address rel ease of chemicals in
To reduce releases
annex C within 2 years after the entry into force of the Convent ion
integrate the action plan into
evaluate current and
evaluate laws and
the NIP
projected releases,
policies
including sources
inventories and releases
estimates
develop strategies
develop
implementati
on schedule
of the plan
develop steps to promote
education and training
integrate reviews of
strategies and their
success, include reviews
into reports under Art. 15
Structure of document
• Section I - introduction
‣ purpose and structure of the document;
‣ a brief description of the characteristics and risks of
chemicals listed in Annex C of the <strong>Stockholm</strong>
<strong>Convention</strong>;
‣ directly relevant provisions of the <strong>Stockholm</strong>
<strong>Convention</strong>, Article 5 and Annex C;
‣ a summary of required measures under these
provisions; and
‣ relationship of these provisions to the Basel
<strong>Convention</strong> on the Control of Transboundary
Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal.
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Identify existing sources within
categories in Part II and such as those
in Part III of Annex C
Promote the use of BAT and
BEP for these categories
Structure of document
identify source categories
warranting use of BAT
Identify all new sources
(as defined in Art. 5.f.vi)
Phase in use of BAT for
new sources within
categories in Part II of
Annex C no later than 4
years after the entry into
force of the <strong>Convention</strong>.
Promote use of BEP to
identified categories
Promote and require use of BAT to new
sources within those categories which
are identified as warranting use of BAT.
Focus on categories in Part II of Annex
C
Promote use of BAT and BEP to all
other new sources (within categories
such as listed in Part III of Annex C
and those not identified as warranting
use of BAT)
• Section II – Alternatives
‣provides guidance on consideration of alternatives,
including:
va checklist that may be used in applying best
available techniques to new sources, and
vinformation on other considerations of the
<strong>Stockholm</strong> <strong>Convention</strong> (health, safety,
environmental, social and economic, Annex C);
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