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exemptions granted should minimize or eliminate any potential exposure<br />
to humans and the environment<br />
Article 4 – Register of specific exemptions<br />
A Register is established for the purpose of identifying Parties that have<br />
specific exemptions listed in Annex A or Annex B. The Register covers:<br />
list of the types of specific exemptions, list of the Parties granted a specific<br />
exemption, and a list of the expiry dates for each registered specific<br />
exemption. Any State may, on becoming a Party, register for one or more<br />
types of specific exemptions.<br />
Article 5 - Measures to reduce or eliminate releases from<br />
unintentional production<br />
Each Party shall at a minimum take the following measures to reduce the<br />
total releases derived from anthropogenic sources of each of the<br />
chemicals listed in Annex C (Polychlorinated Biphenyls, polychlorinatedpara-Dibenzodioxins<br />
and Polychlorinated Dibenzofurans and<br />
Hexachlorobenzene)<br />
Also, develop Action Plan (regional or sub-regional) and implement it as part<br />
of the national implementation plan for POPs specified in Article 7, designed to<br />
identify, characterize and develop and maintain source inventories and release<br />
estimates, and promote measures including the use of best available<br />
techniques (BATs) and best environmental practices (BEPs). The Action Plan<br />
shall entail:<br />
i) Review of sources of release;<br />
ii) Review of policies and laws and their efficacy;<br />
iii) Strategies to meet the requirements of the Convention;<br />
iv) Education and training and awareness raising;<br />
v) A time frame for implementation;<br />
vi) Measures to search and use the suitable alternatives to the<br />
POPs chemicals; and<br />
vii) Use of best available techniques and best environmental<br />
practices when developing the plan for reduction or elimination<br />
of releases.<br />
Article 6 – Measures to reduce or eliminate releases from stockpiles<br />
and wastes<br />
This article requires each party to develop appropriate strategies for<br />
identifying stockpiles consisting of POPs listed either in Annex A or Annex<br />
B and products and articles in use and wastes containing POPs listed in<br />
Annexes A, B or C. Stockpiles should be managed in a safe, efficient and<br />
environmentally sound manner. All POPs wastes and items contaminated<br />
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