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Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Final Act
| Date: | 2001 |
| Description: | The Convetnion calls upon member States to "develop an action plan or, where appropriate, a regional or subregional action plan ... and subsequently implement [the plan] ... to identify, characterize and address the release of the chemicals listed" by the Convention. Member States must also "promote the application of available, feasible and practical measures that can expeditiously achieve a realistic and meaningful level of release reduction or source elimination" of persistant organic pollutants through the use of the best available technology and best environmental practices. |
| Regions: | Africa
Amazon Basin
Asia/Pacific
South Asia
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| Countries: | Bangladesh
Canada
India
Nigeria
South Africa
United Kingdom
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| Type: | Conventions and treaties |
| URL: | http://irptc.unep.ch/pops/POPs_Inc/dipcon/meetingdocs/25june2001/conf4_finalact/en/FINALACT-English.PDF |
| Date entered: | 2001-10-06 |
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