Revised draft text of the international legally binding instrumenton plastic pollution, including in the marine environment(28 December 2023 – modified by Taka Hiraishi)
Contents
Part I1, Preamble ....................................................................................................................

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2. Objective ....................................................................................................................

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3. Definitions .................................................................................................................... 7
4. Principles ....................................................................................................................

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5. Scope ...................................................................................................................

8Part II ............................................................................................................................. 12
1. Primary plastic polymers................................................................................................12
2. Chemicals and polymers of concern ...............................................................................13
3. Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and single-use
plastic products and intentionally added microplastics .........................

16a. Problematic [plastic products]** and avoidable plastic products [and groups of suchproducts]**, including short-lived and single-use plastic products ......

.... 16b. [Products containing] Intentionally added microplastics .......................... ......... .173bis. Micro- and nanoplastics .....................................................................................

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4. Exemptions available to a Party upon request .....................................................

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4bis. Dedicated programmes of work .......................................................................... 19
5. Product design, composition and performance ...................................................... 19
a. [Product [design and] performance] ...................................................................

19c. [[Reduce,]** [reuse], [recycling,] refill and repair of plastics and] [Circularity
approaches for] plastic products.......................................................................

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d. Use of recycled plastic contents ........................................................................

22e. Alternative plastics and plastic products ......................................................

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6. Non-plastic substitutes............................................................................................ 24
7. Extended producer responsibility ........................................................................... 26
8. Emissions and releases of plastic throughout its life cycle ...................................... 27
9. Waste management..................................................................................................... 30
a. [[Plastic] Waste management]...........................................................................

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b. [Fishing gear].......................................................................................................

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10. Trade [in listed chemicals [, polymers] and products, and in plastic waste][relatedmeasures] .................................................................................................................

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a. Trade in listed chemicals, polymers and products............................................... 34
b. Transboundary movement of [non-hazardous] plastic waste ............................ 35
11. Existing plastic pollution, including in the marine environment .................... 36
12. Just transition ..................................................................................................... 37

13. Transparency, tracking, monitoring and labelling ................................................. 39
13bis. Overarching provision related to Part II.......................................................... 40

Part III .................................................

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1. Financing [mechanism [and resources]] ................................................................... 41
2. Capacity-building, technical assistance and technology transfer............................... 46[3.] Technology [transfer] ................................................................................................. 47

Part IV ............................................................................................................................ 49
1. National [Action][Implementation] Plans........................................................

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2. Implementation and compliance ................................................................................ 51
3. Reporting on progress [of implementation]....................................................................53
4. Periodic assessment and monitoring of the progress of implementation of theinstrument* [and effectiveness evaluation]....................................................................55
a. [Assessment and monitoring ...............................................................................

55b.] Effectiveness [Effectiveness evaluation][Progress assessment] .......................... 55[b][c.] Review of [hazardous] chemicals [and polymers] of concern, microplastics andproblematic and avoidable products[, and non-plastic substitutes]....................

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5. International cooperation ........................................................................................ 57

6. Information exchange .............................................................................................. 58
7. Awareness-raising, education and research [and development] ........................... 59
8. [Partner and] Stakeholder engagement ................................................................. 61
8bis. Health aspects ..................................................................................................

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Part V .......................................................................................................................

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1. Governing body .................................................................................................... 63
2. Subsidiary bodies.................................................................................................. 64
3.

Secretariat .......................................................................................................... 64

Part VI ........................................................................................................................ 66
Possible annexes to the instrument ......................................................................... 66
Annex A Primary plastic polymers, and chemicals and polymers of concern........ 66
Annex B Problematic and avoidable plastic products, including short-lived and singleuse plastic products and intentionally added microplastics............................

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6Annex C Product design, composition and performance .......................................

67Annex D Modalities for the establishment and operation of EPR systems based oncommon principles ....................................................................................................

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Annex E Emissions and releases of plastic through its life cycle ...........................

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Annex F Waste management ................................................................................

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Annex G Format for national plans......................................................................

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Annex [X] - Effective measures at each stage of plastic lifecycle .......................

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