The Overall objective of this National Implementation Plan (NIP) for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is: to reduce or eliminate the environmental and health risks posed by the new POPs through effective implementation of the Convention. To achieve the overall objective, objectives in different stages are identified, including: Ban the production, use, import and export of lindane and endosulfan, and ban the production, use, import and export (except for the acceptable purpose) of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride (PFOS/PFOSF) from March 26, 2019; Ban the production, use, import and export of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) from December 26, 2021. For strengthening of the building of institutional capacity and development of policies and rule of law, actions proposed include: Strengthen the capacity building for related national institutions involved in Convention implementation; Strengthen the capacity building for local institutions involved in Convention implementation; Strengthen the capacity building for related sectors on Convention implementation; Include the new POPs in the negative list for market access; etc. For elimination of the production and use of new POPs listed in Annex A, Actions include: Prohibit the production and use of lindane; Prohibit the production and use of endosulfan; Prohibit the production and use of HBCD; etc. ForrRestriction of the production and use of new POPs listed in Annex B, actions include: Rigidly restrict the production and use of PFOS/PFOSF; Conduct research and development and promotion of alternatives and alternative technologies of PFOS/PFOSF; Rigidly restrict and gradually eliminate PFOS/PFOSF; etc. For reduction of releases of unintentionally produced new POPs listed in Annex C, action is: Reduce or eliminate releases of unintentionally produced pentachlorobenzene. For reduction of environmental releases from wastes, action is: Carry out research on environmental management of new POPs wastes. For promotion of information exchange for concerned parties and public information, actions include: Promote information exchange for concerned parties; Improve public information, awareness and education. For conduction of effectiveness evaluation and national report compilation, actions include: Carry out POPs monitoring in environmental media; Conduct POPs monitoring in humans; Submit the effectiveness evaluation report and Complete the national report.
China · 2007-04-01