Canada's Draft National Implementation Plan Under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants - May 2005
Part I - Canada's Draft National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention
Part II - Canada's Draft National Action Plan on Unintentionally Produced Persistent Organic Pollutants (NAP)
- Introduction
- Canada and POPS
- Measures to Reduce or Eliminate Releases from Intentional Production and Use
- 3.1 Summary of obligations
- 3.2 Prohibit and/or take legal and administrative measures necessary to eliminate production and use of Annex A chemicals
- 3.3 Restrict the production and use of Annex B chemicals (DDT)
- 3.4 Prohibit and/or take legal and administrative measures necessary to eliminate import and export of the chemicals listed in Annex A and Annex B
- 3.5 Take measures to regulate with the aim of preventing the production and use of new chemicals and pesticides which, taking into consideration criteria in Annex D, exhibit the characteristics of persistent organic pollutants.
- 3.6 Take into consideration within assessment schemes for pesticides and chemicals in use the criteria in Annex D when conducting assessments of pesticides.
- Register of Specific Exemptions and Chemicals Subject to Restricted Use
- Measures to Reduce Total Releases from Unintentional Production
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Releases of UPOPs in Canada
- 5.3 Laws and Policies
- 5.4 Strategies to Reduce Releases
- 5.5 Use of Best Available Techniques (BAT) and Best Environment Practices (BEP)
- 5.6 Use of Substitute or Modified Materials, Products and Processes
- 5.7 Education, Training and Awareness Building
- 5.8 Implementation Schedule and Strategy Review
- 5.9 Conclusion
- Measures to Identify and Manage Stockpiles and Wastes
- Supporting Activities
- Other Commitments
- Summary and Report on NIP Consultations
- 9.1 Report on NIP Consultations
- 9.2 Summary
- Appendix A - Glossary
- Appendix B - Highlights of the National Inventory of PCBs in Use and PCB Wastes in Storage in Canada, 2002 Annual Report
- Appendix C - Summary of National Actions
- Appendix D - Process for Stakeholder Consultations
- Appendix E - 2004 Consultations on Canada's National Implementation Plan under the Stockholm Convention
- Appendix F - 2005 Consultations on Canada's National Implementation Plan under the Stockholm Convention
- Introduction
- General Observations and Suggestions
- Comments on Individual Sections of the Draft Plan
- Chapter 1: Introduction and Chapter 2: Canada and POPS
- Chapter 3: Measures to Reduce or Eliminate Releases from Intentional Production and Use
- Chapter 4: Register of Specific Exemptions and Chemicals Subject to Restricted Use
- Chapter 5: Measures to Reduce Total Releases from Unintentional Production
- Chapter 6: Measures to Identify and Manage Stockpiles and Wastes
- Chapter 7: Supporting Activities
- Chapter 8: Other Commitments
- Chapter 9: Summary and Report on NIP Consultations
- Comments on National Action Plan (NAP) on Unintentionally Produced POPs
- Releases of Unintentionally Produced POPs in Canada
- Laws and Policies
- Strategies to Reduce Total Releases
- Use of Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices and Use of Substitute or Modified Materials, Products and Processes
- Education, Training, and Awareness Building
- Implementation Schedule and Strategy Review
- Conclusions
- Next Steps
- Introduction
- Background
- Releases of Unintentionally Produced POPS in Canada
- Laws and Policies
- 4.1 Legislation
- 4.2 Policies
- Strategies to Reduce Releases
- Use of Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices
- Use of Substitute or Modified Materials, Products and Processes
- Education, Training and Awareness Building
- Implementation Schedule and Strategy Review
- Conclusions
- Appendix A: Summary of Canada's UPOPs Sources, Releases and Management Strategies
- Appendix B: Jurisdictional Initiatives on On-site Residential Waste Combustion
- Appendix C: Examples of Information Sources and Factsheets on Unintentionally Produced POPS, their Sources, and/or Measures to Reduct Releases
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