ture and state that, with respect to the 
POPs chemical substance or mixture, the 
importing nonparty is committed to— 
‘‘(I) protecting human health and 
the environment by taking necessary 
measures to minimize or prevent re-
leases; 
‘‘(II) complying with paragraph 
1(d) of Article 6 of the POPs Conven-
tion; and 
‘‘(III) complying, to the extent 
appropriate, with paragraph 2 of Part 
II of Annex B to the POPs Convention. 
‘‘(iii) SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION.— 
Each nonparty certification shall include 
any appropriate supporting documentation, 
such as legislation, regulatory instruments, 
and administrative or policy guidelines. 
‘‘(iv) SUBMISSION TO SECRETARIAT OF 
POPS CONVENTION.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of receipt of a complete 
nonparty certification, the Administrator 
shall submit a copy of the nonparty certifi-
cation to the Secretariat of the POPs Con-
vention. 
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‘‘(E) INFORMATION
RELEVANT
TO
EX-
PORTS.—The Administrator, with the concur-
rence of the Secretary of State, shall make avail-
able to the public, and keep current, a list of— 
‘‘(i) parties to the POPs Convention; 
‘‘(ii) production and use specific ex-
emptions available to the United States; 
‘‘(iii) parties to the POPs Convention 
that are permitted to use each POPs chem-
ical substance or mixture under Annex A or 
B of the POPs Convention; and 
‘‘(iv) chemical substances and mixtures 
for which no production or use specific ex-
emptions are in effect for any party to the 
POPs Convention. 
‘‘(7) EXPORT
FOR
ENVIRONMENTALLY
SOUND 
DISPOSAL IF NO PRODUCTION OR USE SPECIFIC EX-
EMPTION IN EFFECT.—Prohibitions or restrictions in-
cluded in rules issued under subsection (e)(1), and the 
prohibitions described in section 502(a), shall not 
apply to any distribution in commerce for export for 
the purpose of environmentally sound disposal of a 
POPs chemical substance or mixture listed in Annex 
A to the POPs Convention for which no production 
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or use specific exemption is in effect for any party to 
the POPs Convention. 
‘‘(8) IMPORTS
FOR
ENVIRONMENTALLY
SOUND 
DISPOSAL.—Prohibitions or restrictions included in 
rules issued under subsection (e)(1), and the prohibi-
tions described in section 502(a), shall not apply to 
a POPs chemical substance or mixture that is im-
ported for the purpose of environmentally sound dis-
posal. 
‘‘(9) WASTE.—Prohibitions or restrictions in-
cluded in rules issued under subsection (e)(1), and the 
prohibitions described in section 502(a), shall not 
apply to any quantity of a POPs chemical substance 
or mixture, including any article that consists of, 
contains, or is contaminated with a POPs chemical 
substance or mixture, that has become waste that is 
otherwise regulated under Federal law. 
‘‘(10) NO EFFECT ON OTHER PROHIBITIONS.— 
Nothing in this subsection authorizes any manufac-
ture, processing, distribution in commerce for export, 
use, or disposal of a POPs chemical substance or mix-
ture that is prohibited under any other Act or any 
other title of this Act. 
‘‘(g) EXEMPTIONS
UNDER
LRTAP POPS
PRO-
TOCOL.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Prohibitions or restrictions 
included in rules issued under subsection (e)(1), and 
the prohibitions described in section 502(a), shall not 
apply to— 
‘‘(A) any manufacture, processing, distribu-
tion in commerce for export, use, or disposal of 
a LRTAP POPs chemical substance or mixture 
that— 
‘‘(i) the Administrator determines, 
through final rules promulgated under sub-
section (e)(1), with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, is consistent with an al-
lowed restricted use or condition available 
to the United States under Annex I or II to 
the LRTAP POPs Protocol; and 
‘‘(ii) the Administrator determines, 
through final rules promulgated under sub-
section (e)(1), with the concurrence of the 
Secretary of State, would, as a result, not 
prevent the United States from complying 
with obligations or potential obligations of 
the United States with respect to that chem-
ical substance or mixture under the LRTAP 
POPs Protocol; 
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‘‘(B) any quantity of a LRTAP POPs 
chemical substance or mixture that is used for 
laboratory scale research or as a reference stand-
ard; 
‘‘(C) any quantity of a LRTAP POPs 
chemical substance or mixture that occurs as a 
contaminant in a product; 
‘‘(D) any quantity of a LRTAP POPs 
chemical substance or mixture that is in an arti-
cle manufactured or in use on or before— 
‘‘(i) the implementation date for the 
United States of any applicable obligation 
under the LRTAP POPs Protocol; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of any LRTAP POPs 
chemical substance or mixture added to any 
applicable Annex after the implementation 
date for the United States of the applicable 
obligation of the LRTAP POPs Protocol, the 
implementation date in the amendment to 
the LRTAP POPs Protocol that makes the 
addition; 
‘‘(E) any quantity of a LRTAP POPs 
chemical substance or mixture that occurs as a 
site-limited chemical intermediate in the manu-
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