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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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