prop · GM03141 · 1999-01-01 00:00:00 — In good time before each annual session of the Executive Body, EMEP shall provide information on the long-range transport and deposition of persistent organic pollutants. Article 10 REVIEWS BY THE PARTIES AT SESSIONS OF THE EXECUTIVE BODY The Parties shall, at sessions of the Executive Body, pursuant to article 10, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention, review the information supplied by the Parties, EMEP and other subsidiary bodies, and the reports of referred to in article 11 of the present Protocol. The Parties shall, at sessions of the Executive Body, keep under review the progress made towards achieving the obligations set out in the present Protocol. The Parties shall, at sessions of the Executive Body, review the sufficiency and effectiveness of the obligations set out in the present Protocol. Such reviews will take into account the best available scientific information on the effects of the deposition of persistent organic pollutants, assessments of technological developments, changing economic conditions and the fulfilment of the obligations on emission levels. The procedures, methods and timing for such reviews shall be specified by the Parties at a session of the Executive Body. The first such review shall be completed no later than three years after the present Protocol enters into force. Compliance by each Party with its obligations under the present Protocol shall be reviewed regularly. established by decision 1997/2 of the Executive Body at its fifteenth session shall carry out such reviews and report to the Parties meeting within the Executive Body in accordance with the terms of the annex to that decision, including any amendments thereto. Article 12 SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES In the event of a dispute between any two or more Parties concerning the interpretation or application of the present Protocol, the Parties concerned shall seek a settlement of the dispute through negotiation or any other peaceful means of their own choice. The parties to the dispute shall inform the Executive Body of their dispute. When ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to the present Protocol, or at anytime thereafter, a Party which is not a regional economic integration organization may declare in a written instrument submitted to the Depositary that, in respect of any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Protocol, it recognizes one or both of the following means of dispute settlement as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement, in relation to any Party accepting the same obligation: (a) Submission of the dispute to the International Court of ; (b) Arbitration in accordance with procedures to be adopted by the Parties at a session of the Executive Body, as soon as practicable, in an annex on arbitration. A Party which is a regional economic integration organization may make a declaration with like effect in relation to arbitration in accordance with the procedures referred to in subparagraph (b) above. A declaration made under paragraph 2 above shall remain in force until it expires in accordance with its terms or until three months after written notice of its revocation has been deposited with the Depositary. A new declaration, a notice of revocation or the expiry of a declaration shall not in any way affect proceedings pending before the International Court of or the arbitral tribunal, unless the parties to the dispute agree otherwise. Except in a case where the parties to a dispute have accepted the same means of dispute settlement under paragraph 2, if after twelve months following notification by one Party to another that a dispute exists between them, the Parties concerned have not been able to settle their dispute through the means mentioned in paragraph 1 above, the dispute shall be submitted, at the request of any of the parties to the dispute, to conciliation. For the purpose of paragraph 5, a conciliation commission shall be created. The commission shall be composed of equal numbers of members appointed by each Party concerned or, where the Parties in conciliation share the same interest, by the group sharing that interest, and a chairperson chosen jointly by the members so appointed. The commission shall render a recommendatory award, which the Parties shall consider in good faith. The annexes to the present Protocol shall form an integral part of the Protocol. Annexes V and VII are recommendatory in character. may propose amendments to the present Protocol. Proposed amendments shall be submitted in writing to the Executive Secretary of the Commission, who shall communicate them to all Parties. The Parties meeting within the Executive Body shall discuss the proposed amendments at its next session, provided that the proposals have been circulated by the Executive Secretary to the Parties at least ninety days in advance. Amendments to the present Protocol and to annexes I to IV, VI and VIII shall be adopted by consensus of the Parties present at a session of the Executive Body, and shall enter into force for the Parties which have accepted them on the ninetieth day after the date on which two thirds of the Parties have deposited with the Depositary their instruments of acceptance thereof. Amendments shall enter into force for any other Party on the ninetieth day after the date on which that Party has deposited its instrument of acceptance thereof. Amendments to annexes V and VII shall be adopted by consensus of the Parties present at a session of the Executive Body. On the expiry of ninety days from the date of its communication to all Parties by the Executive Secretary of the Commission, an amendment to any such annex shall become effective for those Parties which have not submitted to the Depositary a notification in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 5 below, provided that at least sixteen Parties have not submitted such a notification. that is unable to approve an amendment to annex V or VII shall so notify the Depositary in writing within ninety days from the date of the communication of its adoption. The Depositary shall without delay notify all Parties of any such notification received. A Party may at any time substitute an acceptance for its previous notification and, upon deposit of an instrument of acceptance with the Depositary, the amendment to such an annex shall become effective for that Party. In the case of a proposal to amend annex I, II, or III by adding a substance to the present Protocol: (a) The proposer shall provide the Executive Body with the information specified in Executive Body decision 1998/2, including any amendments thereto; and (b) The Parties shall evaluate the proposal in accordance with the procedures set forth in Executive Body decision 1998/2, including any amendments thereto. decision to amend Executive Body decision 1998/2 shall be taken by consensus of the Parties meeting within the Executive Body and shall take effect sixty days after the date of adoption. The present Protocol shall be open for signature at Aarhus () from 24 to 25 1998, then at United Nations Headquarters in until , by States members of the Commission as well as States having consultative status with the Commission pursuant to paragraph 8 of Economic and resolution 36 (IV) of 28 1947, and by regional economic integration organizations, constituted by sovereign States members of the Commission, which have competence in respect of the negotiation, conclusion and application of international agreements in matters covered by the Protocol, provided that the States and organizations concerned are Parties to the Convention. In matters within their competence, such regional economic integration organizations shall, on their own behalf, exercise the rights and fulfil the responsibilities which the present Protocol attributes to their member States. In such cases, the member States of these organizations shall not be entitled to exercise such rights individually. Article 16 RATIFICATION, ACCEPTANCE, APPROVAL AND ACCESSION The present Protocol shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by Signatories. The present Protocol shall be open for accession as from by the States and organizations that meet the requirements of article 15, paragraph 1. The instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, who will perform the functions of Depositary. Article 18 ENTRY INTO FORCE The present Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date on which the sixteenth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession has been deposited with the Depositary. For each State and organization referred to in article 15, paragraph 1, which ratifies, accepts or approves the present Protocol or accedes thereto after the deposit of the sixteenth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit by such Party of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. At any time after five years from the date on which the present Protocol has come into force with respect to a Party, that Party may withdraw from it by giving written notification to the Depositary. such withdrawal shall take effect on the ninetieth day following the date of its receipt by the Depositary, or on such later date as may be specified in the notification of the withdrawal. Article 20 AUTHENTIC TEXTS The original of the present Protocol, of which the English, French and Russian texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations. IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have signed the present Protocol. Done at Aarhus (), this twenty- fourth day of , one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight. Bilaga I SUBSTANSER SOM REGISTRERATS FÖR ELIMINERING Om inget annat anges i detta protokoll skall denna bilaga inte gälla de substanser som anges nedan, när de förekommer: (i) som föroreningar i produkter, eller (ii) i varor som tillverkats eller som är i bruk vid datumet för genomförandet, eller (iii) som platsbegränsade kemiska intermediärer vid tillverkning av en eller flera olika substanser och sålunda är kemiskt transformerade. Om inget annat anges träder alla skyldigheter som anges nedan i kraft detta protokoll träder i kraft. Eliminering av Villkor Aldrin : 309-00-2 Tillverkning Inga Användning Inga Klordan : 57-74-9 Tillverkning Inga Användning Inga Klordekon : 143-50-0 Tillverkning Inga Användning Inga DDT : 50-29-3 Tillverkning Eliminera tillverkning efter att enighet råder mellan parterna om att lämpliga alternativ till DDT finns tillgängliga för att skydda folkhälsan från sjukdomar som malaria och hjärninflammation. Parterna ska, i avsikt att eliminera tillverkning av DDT, senast efter att detta protokoll träder i kraft, och därefter regelbundet vid behov och i samråd med , fackorgan för livsmedels- och jordbruksfrågor och miljöprogram, granska alternativens tillgänglighet och genomförbarhet, och på lämpligt sätt främja kommersialisering av säkrare och ekonomiskt genomförbara alternativ till DDT. Användning Inga, utom som fastställs i bilaga II. Dieldrin : 60-57-1 Tillverkning Inga Användning Inga Endrin : 72-20-8 Tillverkning Inga Användning Inga Heptaklor : 76-44-8 Tillverkning Inga Användning Inga, utom för användning av auktoriserad personal vid kontroll av eldsmyror i elektriska kopplingslådor inom industrin. Sådan användning skall omvärderas enligt detta protokoll senast efter att protokollet träder i kraft. Hexabromobifenyl : 36355-01-8 Tillverkning Inga Användning Inga Hexaklorobenzen : 118-74-1 Tillverkning Inga, utom för tillverkning för ett avgränsat syfte enligt specifikation i en förklaring som deponerats av ett land med övergångsekonomi (economy in transition) vid undertecknande eller anslutning. Användning Inga, utom för tillverkning för ett avgränsat syfte enligt specifikation i en förklaring som deponerats av ett land med övergångsekonomi (economy in transition) vid undertecknande eller anslutning. Mirex : 2385-85-5 Tillverkning Inga Användning Inga PCB a/ Tillverkning Inga, utom för länder med övergångsekonomi (economies in transition) som skall eliminera tillverkning och , och som i en förklaring vilken skall deponeras tillsammans med ratifikations-, godtagande-, godkännande- eller anslutningsinstrumentet uttrycker sina avsikter att göra detta. Användning Inga, utom som fastställs i bilaga II. Toxafen : 8001-35-2 Tillverkning Inga a/ Parterna är överens om att enligt protokollet ompröva tillverkningen och användningen av polyklorerade terfenyler och "ugilec" innan . Unless otherwise specified in the present Protocol, this annex shall not apply to the substances listed below when they occur: (i) as contaminants in products; or (ii) in articles manufactured or in use by the implementation date; or (iii) as site-limited chemical intermediates in the manufacture of one or more different substances and are thus chemically transformed. Unless otherwise specified, each obligation below is effective upon the date of entry into force of the Protocol. Elimination of Conditions Aldrin : 309-00-2 Production None Use None Chlordane : 57-74-9 Production None Use None Chlordecone : 143-50-0 Production None Use None DDT : 50-29-3 Production 1. Elimination production within one year of consensus by the Parties that suitable alternatives to DDT are available for public healt protection from diseases such as malaria and encephalitis. With a view to eliminationg the production of DDT at the earliest opportunity, the Parties shall, no later than one year after the data of entry into force of the present Protocol and periodically thereafter as necessary, and in consultation with the , the Food and Agriculture Orgnization of the United Nations and the United Nations Environment Programme, review the availability and feasibility of alternatives and, as appropriate, promote the commercialization of safer and economically viable aternatives to DDT. Use None, except as identified in annex II. Dieldrin : 60-51-1 Production None Use None Endrin : 72-20-8 Production None Use None Heptachlor : 76-44-8 Production None Use None, except for use by certified personnel for the control of fire ants in closed industrial electrical junction boxes. Such use shall be re- evaluated under this Protocol no later than two years after the date of entry into force. Hexabromobi- phenyl : 36355-01-8 Production None Use None Hexachloro- benzene : 118-74-1 Production None, except for production for a limited purpose as specified in a statement deposited by a country with an economy in transition upon signature or accession. Use None, except for a limited use as specified in a statement deposited by a country with an economy in transition upon signature or accession. Mirex : 2385-85-5 Production None Use None PCB a/ Production None, except for countries with economies in transition which shall eliminate production as soon as possible and no later than and which state in a declaration to be deposited together with their instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, their intention to do so. Use None, except as identified in annex II. Toxaphene : 8001-35-2 Production None a/ The Parties agree to reassess under the Protocol by the production and use of polychlorinated terphenyls and "ugilec" Bilaga II SUBSTANSER SOM REGISTRERATS FÖR BEGRÄNSAD ANVÄNDNING Om inget annat anges i detta protokoll skall denna bilaga inte gälla de substanser som anges nedan, när de förekommer: (i) som föroreningar i produkter, eller (ii) i varor som tillverkats eller som är i bruk vid datumet för genomförandet, eller (iii) som platsbegränsade kemiska intermediärer vid tillverkning av en eller flera olika substanser och sålunda är kemiskt transformerade. Om inget annat anges träder alla skyldigheter som anges nedan i kraft detta protokoll träder i kraft. Begränsad användning Villkor DDT : 50-29- 3 1. För att skydda folkhälsan mot sjukdomar som malaria och hjärninflammation. Får endast användas som komponent vid samordnad hantering av skadeinsekter och endast i den utsträckning nöden kräver, under högst efter att tillverkning av produkten upphört i enlighet med bilaga I. Som kemisk intermediär vid tillverkning av Dikofol. Sådan användning skall omprövas senast efter att detta protokoll träder i kraft. HCH CAS:608-73- 1 Teknisk hexaklorcyklohexan (HCH) (dvs. HCH-blandade isomerer) får endast användas som intermediär vid kemisk tillverkning. Produkter i vilka åtminstone HCH-isomerer är i gammaform (dvs. lindan, : 58-89-9) får endast användas på följande sätt: 1. På jord, direkt följt av uppblandning i ytskiktet. Professionell förebyggande behandling och industriell behandling av virke och timmer. Den allmänna hälsan och topiska insekticider för veterinärt bruk). Icke-luftburen tillämpning på trädplantor, småskalig användning för gräsmattor och inom- och utomhusanvändning för plantskole- och prydnadsväxter. Användning inomhus i industri och hushåll. All begränsad användning av lindan skall omprövas enligt detta protokoll senast efter att protokollet träder i kraft. PCB a/ PCB:er som används för protokollets ikraftträdande eller är tillverkat fram till i enlighet med villkoren i bilaga I. Parterna skall målmedvetet försöka åstadkomma följande: (a) Eliminera användningen av identifierbara PBC:er i utrustning (d v s transformatorer, kondensatorer eller andra behållare som innehåller överblivna vätskor) som innehåller PCB:er i större volymer än 5 dm3 och har högre koncentration PCB:er än , möjligt och för länder med övergångsekonomi (economies in transition). (b) På ett miljövänligt sätt förstöra eller sanera alla vätskeformiga PCB:er som anges i punkt (a), och andra vätskeformiga PCB:er som ej innesluts i utrustning och innehåller PCB:er, möjligt och för länder med övergångsekonomi (economies in transition). (c) Sanering och slutligt omhändertagande av utrustning som anges i punkt (a) på ett miljövänligt sätt. a/ Parterna är överens om att ompröva tillverkningen och användningen av polyklorerade terfenyler och "ugilec" i enlighet med detta protokoll, . SCHEDULED FOR RESTRICTIONS ON USE Unless otherwise specified in the present Protocol, this annex shall not apply to the substances listed below when they occur: (i) as contaminants in products; or (ii) in articles manufactured or in use by the implementation date; or (iii) as site-limited chemical intermediates in the manufacture of one or more different substances and are thus chemically transformed. Unless otherwise specified, each obligation below is effective upon the date of entry into force of the Protocol. Restricted to uses Conditions DDT : 50- 29-3 1. For public health protection from diseases such as malaria encephalitis. As a chemical intermediate to produce Dicofol. Use allowed only as a component of an integrated pest management strategy and only to the extent necessary and only until one year after the date of the elimination of production in accordance with annex I. Such use shall be reassessed no later than two years after the date of entry into force of the present Protocol HCH : 608- 73-1 Technical HCH (i.e. HCH mixed isomers) is restricted to use as an intermediate in chemical manufacturing. Products in which at least of the HCH isomer is in the gamma form (i.e. lindane, : 58-89-9) are restricted to the following uses: 1. Soil applications directly followed by incorporation into the topsoil surface layer 3. Professional remedial and industrial treatment of lumber, timer and logs 4. Public health and veterinary topical insecticide. Non-aerial application to tree seedlings, small-scale lawn use, and and outdoor use for nursery stock and ornamentals. industrial and residential applications All restricted uses of lindane shall be reassessed under the Protocol no later than two years after the date of entry into force PCB a/ PCBs in use as of the date of entry into force or produced up to in accordance with the provisions annex I. Parties shall make determined efforts designed to lead to: (a) The elimination of the use of identifiable PCBs in equipment (i.e. transformers, capacitors or other receptacles containing residual liquid stocks) containing PCBs in volumes greater than 5 dm3 and having a concentration of PCBs or greater, as soon as possible, but no later than , or for countries with; (b) The destruction or decontamination in an environmentally sound of all liquid PCBs referred to in subparagraph (a) and other liquid PCBs containing more than PCBs not in equipment, as soon as possible, but no later than , or for countries with economies in transition; and (c) The decontamination or disposal of equipment referred in subparagraph (a) in an environmentally sound . a/ The Parties agree to reassess under the Protocol by the production and use of polychlorinated terphenyls and "ugilec". Bilaga III SUBSTANSER SOM HÄNVISAS TILL I ARTIKEL 3, PUNKT 5 (a) OCH REFERENSÅRET FÖR SKYLDIGHETEN Substans Referensår PAH a/ 1990, eller något av enligt specifikation av en part vid ratifikation, godtagande, godkännande eller anslutning. Dioxiner/furaner b/ 1990, eller något av enligt specifikation av en part vid ratifikation, godtagande, godkännande eller anslutning. Hexaklorobenzen 1990, eller något av enligt specifikation av en part vid ratifikation, godtagande, godkännande eller anslutning. a/ Polycykliska aromater (PAH): I syfte att göra utsläppsinventeringar skall följande fyra indikatorföreningar användas: benzo(a)pyren, benzo(b)fluoranten, benzo(k)fluoranten, och indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyren. b/ Dioxiner och furaner (PCDD/F): Polyklorerade dibenzo-p-dioxiner (PCDD) och polyklorerade dibenzofuraner (PCDF) är tricykliska aromatiska föreningar som utgörs av två benzenringar som är sammankopplade genom två syreatomer i PCDD och av en syreatom i PCDF och av väteatomerna, vilka kan ersättas med upp till åtta kloratomer. REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3, PARAGRAPH 5 (a), AND THE REFERENCE YEAR FOR THE OBLIGATION Substance Reference year PAHs a/ 1990; or an alternative year from 1985 to 1995 inclusive, specified by a Party upon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession Dioxins/furans b/ 1990; or an alternative year from 1985 to 1995 inclusive, specified by a Party upon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. Hexachlorobenzene 1990; or an alternative year from 1985 to 1995 inclusive, specified by a Party upon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession. a/ Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): For the purposes of emission inventories, the following four indicator compounds shall be used: benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, and indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene. b/ Dioxins and furans (PCDD/F): Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF) are tricyclic, aromatic compounds formed by two benzene rings which are connected by two oxygen atoms in PCDD and by one oxygen atom in PCDF and the hydrogen atoms of which may be replaced by up to eight chlorine atoms. Bilaga IV GRÄNSVÄRDEN FÖR PCDD/F FÖR STÖRRE STATIONÄRA ANLÄGGNINGAR Dioxiner och furaner (PCDD/F) definieras i bilaga III i detta protokoll. Gränsvärdena uttrycks med ng/m3 och mg/m3 under normala omständigheter (273,15 K, 101,3 kPa och torr gas). Gränsvärdena gäller vid normala driftsförhållanden, inklusive start- och avstängningsprocedurer om inte särskilda gränsvärden har definierats för dessa. Provtagning och analys av alla typer av föroreningar skall utföras enligt de standarder som utfärdats av Comité européen de normalisation (), () eller motsvarande amerikanska eller kanadensiska referensmetoder. I väntan på att CEN- eller ISO-standarder utarbetas skall nationella standarder användas.