cation to the Secretariat of the POPs Con-
vention. 
‘‘(7) EXPORT FOR ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND 
DISPOSAL IF NO PRODUCTION OR USE SPECIFIC EX-
EMPTION IN EFFECT.—To the extent consistent with 
the POPs Convention, the prohibitions specified in 
subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to any dis-
tribution in commerce for export for the purpose of 
environmentally sound disposal, in accordance with 
paragraph 1(d) of Article 6 of the POPs Convention, 
of a POPs chemical substance or mixture listed in 
Annex A to the POPs Convention for which no pro-
duction or use specific exemption is in effect for any 
party to the POPs Convention. 
‘‘(8) IMPORTS FOR SPECIFIED PURPOSES.—To 
the extent consistent with the POPs Convention, the 
prohibitions specified in subsections (a) and (b) shall 
not apply to a POPs chemical substance or mixture 
that is imported for the purpose of environmentally 
sound disposal in accordance with paragraph 1(d) of 
Article 6 of the POPs Convention. 
‘‘(9) WASTE.—To the extent consistent with the 
POPs Convention, the prohibitions specified in sub-
sections (a) and (b) shall not apply to any quantity 
of a POPs chemical substance or mixture, including
any article that consists of, contains, or is contami-
nated with a POPs chemical substance or mixture, 
that has become waste and that is managed in a 
manner consistent with Article 6 of the POPs Con-
vention. 
‘‘(10) NO EFFECT ON OTHER PROHIBITIONS.— 
Nothing in this subsection authorizes any manufac-
ture, processing, distribution in commerce for ex-
port, use, or disposal of a POPs chemical substance 
or mixture that is prohibited under any other provi-
sion of law. 
‘‘(d) EXEMPTIONS UNDER LRTAP POPS PRO-
TOCOL.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—To the extent consistent 
with the LRTAP POPs Protocol, the prohibitions on 
manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce 
for export, or use specified in subsections (a) and 
(b) shall not apply to— 
‘‘(A) any manufacture, processing, dis-
tribution in commerce for export, or use of a 
LRTAP POPs chemical substance or mixture 
that the Administrator determines (in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of State), through final 
regulations promulgated in accordance with 
subsection (h)—
‘‘(i) is consistent with an allowed re-
stricted use or condition applicable to the 
United States under Annex I or II to the 
LRTAP POPs Protocol; and 
‘‘(ii) would, as a result, not prevent 
the United States from complying with the 
obligations of the United States under the 
LRTAP POPs Protocol; 
‘‘(B) any quantity of a LRTAP POPs 
chemical substance or mixture that is used for 
laboratory scale research or as a reference 
standard; 
‘‘(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 ar-
ticle manufactured or in use on or before— 
‘‘(i) the implementation date of any 
applicable obligation of the LRTAP POPs 
Protocol; or 
‘‘(ii) in the case of any LRTAP POPs 
chemical substance or mixture added to 
any applicable Annex after the implemen-
tation date of the applicable obligation of
the LRTAP POPs Protocol, the implemen-
tation date in the amendment to the 
LRTAP POPs Protocol that makes the ad-
dition; 
‘‘(E) any quantity of a LRTAP POPs 
chemical substance or mixture that occurs as a 
site-limited chemical intermediate in the manu-
facture of 1 or more different substances and 
that is subsequently chemically transformed; 
‘‘(F) the production or use of any quantity 
of HCH that complies with the restrictions and 
conditions specified for HCH in Annex II to the 
LRTAP POPs Protocol; 
‘‘(G) any quantity of a LRTAP POPs 
chemical substance or mixture that has become 
waste and that is disposed of in an environ-
mentally sound manner in accordance with 
paragraph 1(b) of Article 3 of the LRTAP 
POPs Protocol; 
‘‘(H) any distribution in commerce for ex-
port of a LRTAP POPs chemical substance or 
mixture if the distribution in commerce for ex-
port is conducted in an environmentally sound 
manner; or