‘‘(M) Toxaphene. 
‘‘(N) Any chemical substance or mixture 
that is listed on Annex I or Annex II of the 
LRTAP POPs Protocol. 
‘‘(7) LRTAP 
POPS
PROTOCOL.—The term 
‘LRTAP POPs Protocol’ means the Protocol on Per-
sistent Organic Pollutants to the LRTAP Conven-
tion, done at Aarhus on June 24, 1998, and any 
subsequent amendment to which the United States 
consents to be bound. 
‘‘(8) PIC CONVENTION.—The term ‘PIC Con-
vention’ means the Rotterdam Convention on the 
Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Haz-
ardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International 
Trade, done at Rotterdam on September 10, 1998, 
and any subsequent amendment to which the United 
States consents to be bound. 
‘‘(9) POPS
CHEMICAL
SUBSTANCE
OR
MIX-
TURE.—The term ‘POPs chemical substance or mix-
ture’ means one of the following chemical substances 
or mixtures, as defined in section 3: 
‘‘(A) Aldrin. 
‘‘(B) Chlordane. 
‘‘(C) 
Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane 
(DDT).
‘‘(D) Dieldrin. 
‘‘(E) Endrin. 
‘‘(F) Heptachlor. 
‘‘(G) Hexachlorobenzene. 
‘‘(H) Mirex. 
‘‘(I) Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). 
‘‘(J) Toxaphene. 
‘‘(K) Any other chemical substance or mix-
ture that is listed in Annex A or B to the POPs 
Convention. 
‘‘(10) POPS
CONVENTION.—The term ‘POPs 
Convention’ means the Stockholm Convention on 
Persistent Organic Pollutants, done at Stockholm on 
May 22, 2001, and any subsequent amendment to 
which the United States consents to be bound. 
‘‘(11) POPS REVIEW COMMITTEE.—The term 
‘POPs Review Committee’ means the Persistent Or-
ganic Pollutants Review Committee established 
under paragraph 6 of Article 19 of the POPs Con-
vention. 
‘‘SEC. 502. IMPLEMENTATION OF POPS CONVENTION AND 
LRTAP POPS PROTOCOL. 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as otherwise provided in 
this title, no person may manufacture, process, distribute 
in commerce for export, use, or dispose of a POPs chem-
ical substance or mixture listed in section 501(9) (A), (B), 
(C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), or (J), or a LRTAP POPs 
chemical substance or mixture listed in section 501(6)(A), 
(B), (C), (D), (E), (F), (G), (H), (I), (J), (K), or (M). 
‘‘(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The Administrator may by rule 
provide for exceptions to the prohibition under subsection 
(a) where such exceptions are not inconsistent with the 
obligations of the United States under the POPs Conven-
tion or the LRTAP POPs Protocol. 
‘‘(c) PCBS.—The Administrator may issue or amend 
rules for the purpose of United States compliance with the 
provisions of the POPs Convention or the LRTAP POPs 
Protocol related to polychlorinated biphenyls through rules 
duly promulgated through notice and comment rule-
making under section 6(e) or other applicable Federal law. 
‘‘SEC. 503. NOTICE, INFORMATION, RULEMAKING, AND EX-
EMPTIONS. 
‘‘(a) NOTICE THAT SCREENING CRITERIA ARE MET 
OR AFTER RISK PROFILE SUBMITTED.— 
‘‘(1) APPLICABILITY.—This subsection applies 
if— 
‘‘(A) the POPs Review Committee decides 
under paragraph 4(a) of Article 8 of the POPs 
Convention, that a proposal for listing a chem-
ical substance or mixture in Annex A, B, or C
to the POPs Convention fulfills the screening 
criteria specified in Annex D to the POPs Con-
vention; 
‘‘(B) the Conference decides under para-
graph 5 of Article 8 of the POPs Convention, 
that such a proposal shall proceed; or 
‘‘(C) if a party to the LRTAP POPs Pro-
tocol submits to the Executive Body a risk pro-
file in support of a proposal to list a chemical 
substance or mixture in Annex I, II, or III to 
the LRTAP POPs Protocol. 
‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of an action described in paragraph 
(1), the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) publish in the Federal Register a no-
tice of the action; and 
‘‘(B) provide opportunity for public com-
ment on the proposal or risk profile described 
in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(3) REQUIRED ELEMENTS OF NOTICE.—A no-
tice under paragraph (2) shall include— 
‘‘(A) the identity of the chemical substance 
or mixture that is the subject of the proposal or 
risk profile described in paragraph (1);