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Potvrđuje se Protokol o dugotrajnim organskim zagađujućim supstancama uz Konvenciju o prekograničnom zagađivanju vazduha na velikim udaljenostima iz 1979. godine, sačinjen 24. juna 1998. godine u Arhusu (Danska), u originalu na engleskom, francuskom i ruskom jeziku.
(1) Tekst Protokola o dugotrajnim organskim zagađujućim supstancama uz Konvenciju o prekograničnom zagađivanju vazduha na velikim udaljenostima iz 1979. godine u originalu na engleskom jeziku i u prevodu na srpski jezik glasi:
(2) PROTOCOL TO THE 1979 CONVENTION ON LONG-RANGE TRANSBOUNDARY AIR POLLUTION ON PERSISTENT
(3) ORGANIC POLLUTANTS
(4) The Parties,
(5) Determined to implement the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution,
(6) Recognizing that emissions of many persistent organic pollutants are transported across international boundaries and are deposited in Europe, North America and the Arctic, far from their site of origin, and that the atmosphere is the dominant medium of transport,
(7) Aware that persistent organic pollutants resist degradation under natural conditions and have been associated with adverse effects on human health and the environment,
(8) Concerned that persistent organic pollutants can biomagnify in upper trophic levels to concentrations which might affect the health of exposed wildlife and humans,
(9) Acknowledging that the Arctic ecosystems and especially its indigenous people, who subsist on Arctic fish and mammals, are particularly at risk because of the biomagnification of persistent organic pollutants,
(10) Mindful that measures to control emissions of persistent organic pollutants would also contribute to the protection of the environment and human health in areas outside the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe‘s region, including the Arctic and international waters,
(11) Resolved to take measures to anticipate, prevent or minimize emissions of persistent organic pollutants, taking into account the application of the precautionary approach, as set forth in principle 15 of the Rio Declaration on Environment and Development,
(12) Reaffirming that States have, in accordance with the Charter of the United Nations and the principles of international law, the sovereign right to exploit their own resources pursuant to their own environmental and development policies, and the responsibility to ensure that activities within their jurisdiction or control do not cause damage to the environment of other States or of areas beyond the limits of national jurisdiction,
(13) Noting the need for global action on persistent organic pollutants and recalling the role envisaged in chapter 9 of Agenda 21 for regional agreements to reduce global transboundary air pollution and, in particular, for the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe to share its regional experience with other regions of the world,
(14) Recognizing that there are subregional, regional and global regimes in place, including international instruments governing the management of hazardous wastes, their transboundary movement and disposal, in particular the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal,
(15) Considering that the predominant sources of air pollution contributing to the accumulation of persistent organic pollutants are the use of certain pesticides, the manufacture and use of certain chemicals, and the unintentional formation of certain substances in waste incineration, combustion, metal production and mobile sources,
(16) Aware that techniques and management practices are available to reduce emissions of persistent organic pollutants into the air,
(17) Conscious of the need for a cost-effective regional approach to combating air pollution,
(18) Noting the important contribution of the private and non-governmental sectors to knowledge of the effects associated with persistent organic pollutants, available alternatives and abatement techniques, and their role in assisting in the reduction of emissions of persistent organic pollutants,
(19) Bearing in mind that measures taken to reduce persistent organic pollutant emissions should not constitute a means of arbitrary or unjustifiable discrimination or a disguised restriction on international competition and trade,
(20) Taking into consideration existing scientific and technical data on emissions, atmospheric processes and effects on human health and the environment of persistent organic pollutants, as well as on abatement costs, and acknowledging the need to continue scientific and technical cooperation to further the understanding of these issues,
(21) Recognizing the measures on persistent organic pollutants already taken by some of the Parties on a national level and/or under other international conventions,
(22) Have agreed as follows:
(23) Article 1
(24) DEFINITIONS
(25) For the purposes of the present Protocol,
(26) 1. “Convention“ means the Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution, adopted in Geneva on 13 November 1979;
(27) 2. “EMEP“ means the Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe;
(28) 3. “Executive Body“ means the Executive Body for the Convention constituted under article 10, paragraph 1, of the Convention;
(29) 4. “Commission“ means the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe;
(30) 5. “Parties“ means, unless the context otherwise requires, the Parties to the present Protocol;
(31) 6. “Geographical scope of EMEP“ means the area defined in article 1, paragraph 4, of the Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution on Long-term Financing of the Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe (EMEP), adopted in Geneva on 28 September 1984;
(32) 7. “Persistent organic pollutants“ (POPs) are organic substances that: (i) possess toxic characteristics; (ii) are persistent; (iii) bioaccumulate; (iv) are prone to long-range transboundary atmospheric transport and deposition; and (v) are likely to cause significant adverse human health or environmental effects near to and distant from their sources;
(33) 8. “Substance“ means a single chemical species, or a number of chemical species which form a specific group by virtue of (a) having similar properties and being emitted together into the environment; or (b) forming a mixture normally marketed as a single article;
(34) 9. “Emission“ means the release of a substance from a point or diffuse source into the atmosphere;
(35) 10. “Stationary source“ means any fixed building, structure, facility, installation, or equipment that emits or may emit any persistent organic pollutant directly or indirectly into the atmosphere;
(36) 11. “Major stationary source category“ means any stationary source category listed in annex VIII;
(37) 12. “New stationary source“ means any stationary source of which the construction or substantial modification is commenced after the expiry of two years from the date of entry into force of: (i) this Protocol; or (ii) an amendment to annex III or VIII, where the stationary source becomes subject to the provisions of this Protocol only by virtue of that amendment. It shall be a matter for the competent national authorities to decide whether a modification is substantial or not, taking into account such factors as the environmental benefits of the modification.
(38) Article 2
(39) OBJECTIVE
(40) The objective of the present Protocol is to control, reduce or eliminate discharges, emissions and losses of persistent organic pollutants.
(41) Article 3
(42) BASIC OBLIGATIONS
(43) 1. Except where specifically exempted in accordance with article 4, each Party shall take effective measures:
(44) (a) To eliminate the production and use of the substances listed in annex I in accordance with the implementation requirements specified therein;
(45) (b) (i) To ensure that, when the substances listed in annex I are destroyed or disposed of, such destruction or disposal is undertaken in an environmentally sound manner, taking into account relevant subregional, regional and global regimes governing the management of hazardous wastes and their disposal, in particular the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal;
(46) (ii) To endeavour to ensure that the disposal of substances listed in annex I is carried out domestically, taking into account pertinent environmental considerations;
(47) (iii) To ensure that the transboundary movement of the substances listed in annex I is conducted in an environmentally sound manner, taking into consideration applicable subregional, regional, and global regimes governing the transboundary movement of hazardous wastes, in particular the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal;
(48) (c) To restrict the substances listed in annex II to the uses described, in accordance with the implementation requirements specified therein.
(49) 2. The requirements specified in paragraph 1 (b) above shall become effective for each substance upon the date that production or use of that substance is eliminated, whichever is later.
(50) 3. For substances listed in annex I, II, or III, each Party should develop appropriate strategies for identifying articles still in use and wastes containing such substances, and shall take appropriate measures to ensure that such wastes and such articles, upon becoming wastes, are destroyed or disposed of in an environmentally sound manner.
(51) 4. For the purposes of paragraphs 1 to 3 above, the terms waste, disposal, and environmentally sound shall be interpreted in a manner consistent with the use of those terms under the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal.
(52) 5. Each Party shall:
(53) (a) Reduce its total annual emissions of each of the substances listed in annex III from the level of the emission in a reference year set in accordance with that annex by taking effective measures, appropriate in its particular circumstances;
(54) (b) No later than the timescales specified in annex VI, apply:
(55) (i) The best available techniques, taking into consideration annex V, to each new stationary source within a major stationary source category for which annex V identifies best available techniques;
(56) (ii) Limit values at least as stringent as those specified in annex IV to each new stationary source within a category mentioned in that annex, taking into consideration annex V. A Party may, as an alternative, apply different emission reduction strategies that achieve equivalent overall emission levels;
(57) (iii) The best available techniques, taking into consideration annex V, to each existing stationary source within a major stationary source category for which annex V identifies best available techniques, insofar as this is technically and economically feasible. A Party may, as an alternative, apply different emission reduction strategies that achieve equivalent overall emission reductions;
(58) (iv) Limit values at least as stringent as those specified in annex IV to each existing stationary source within a category mentioned in that annex, insofar as this is technically and economically feasible, taking into consideration annex V. A Party may, as an alternative, apply different emission reduction strategies that achieve equivalent overall emission reductions;
(59) (v) Effective measures to control emissions from mobile sources, taking into consideration annex VII.
(60) 6. In the case of residential combustion sources, the obligations set out in paragraph 5 (b) (i) and (iii) above shall refer to all stationary sources in that category taken together.
(61) 7. Where a Party, after the application of paragraph 5 (b) above, cannot achieve the requirements of paragraph 5 (a) above for a substance specified in annex III, it shall be exempted from its obligations in paragraph 5 (a) above for that substance.
(62) 8. Each Party shall develop and maintain emission inventories for the substances listed in annex III, and shall collect available information relating to the production and sales of the substances listed in annexes I and II, for those Parties within the geographical scope of EMEP, using, as a minimum, the methodologies and the spatial and temporal resolution specified by the Steering Body of EMEP, and, for those Parties outside the geographical scope of EMEP, using as guidance the methodologies developed through the work plan of the Executive Body. It shall report this information in accordance with the reporting requirements set out in article 9 below.
(63) Article 4
(64) EXEMPTIONS
(65) 1. Article 3, paragraph 1, shall not apply to quantities of a substance to be used for laboratory-scale research or as a reference standard.
(66) 2. A Party may grant an exemption from article 3, paragraphs 1 (a) and (c), in respect of a particular substance, provided that the exemption is not granted or used in a manner that would undermine the objectives of the present Protocol, and only for the following purposes and under the following conditions:
(67) (a) For research other than that referred to in paragraph 1 above, if:
(68) (i) No significant quantity of the substance is expected to reach the environment during the proposed use and subsequent disposal;
(69) (ii) The objectives and parameters of such research are subject to assessment and authorization by the Party; and
(70) (iii) In the event of a significant release of a substance into the environment, the exemption will terminate immediately, measures will be taken to mitigate the release as appropriate, and an assessment of the containment measures will be conducted before research may resume;
(71) (b) To manage as necessary a public health emergency, if:
(72) (i) No suitable alternative measures are available to the Party to address the situation;
(73) (ii) The measures taken are proportional to the magnitude and severity of the emergency;
(74) (iii) Appropriate precautions are taken to protect human health and the environment and to ensure that the substance is not used outside the geographical area subject to the emergency;
(75) (iv) The exemption is granted for a period of time that does not exceed the duration of the emergency; and
(76) (v) Upon termination of the emergency, any remaining stocks of the substance are subject to the provisions of article 3, paragraph 1 (b);
(77) (c) For a minor application judged to be essential by the Party, if:
(78) (i) The exemption is granted for a maximum of five years;
(79) (ii) The exemption has not previously been granted by it under this article;
(80) (iii) No suitable alternatives exist for the proposed use;
(81) (iv) The Party has estimated the emissions of the substance resulting from the exemption and their contribution to the total emissions of the substance from the Parties;
(82) (v) Adequate precautions are taken to ensure that the emissions to the environment are minimized; and
(83) (vi) Upon termination of the exemption, any remaining stocks of the substance are subject to the provisions of article 3, paragraph 1 (b).
(84) 3. Each Party shall, no later than ninety days after granting an exemption under paragraph 2 above, provide the secretariat with, as a minimum, the following information:
(85) (a) The chemical name of the substance subject to the exemption;
(86) (b) The purpose for which the exemption has been granted;
(87) (c) The conditions under which the exemption has been granted;
(88) (d) The length of time for which the exemption has been granted;
(89) (e) Those to whom, or the organization to which, the exemption applies; and
(90) (f) For an exemption granted under paragraphs 2 (a) and (c) above, the estimated emissions of the substance as a result of the exemption and an assessment of their contribution to the total emissions of the substance from the Parties.
(91) 4. The secretariat shall make available to all Parties the information received under paragraph 3 above.
(92) Article 5
(93) EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION AND TECHNOLOGY
(94) The Parties shall, in a manner consistent with their laws, regulations and practices, create favourable conditions to facilitate the exchange of information and technology designed to reduce the generation and emission of persistent organic pollutants and to develop cost-effective alternatives, by promoting, inter alia:
(95) (a) Contacts and cooperation among appropriate organizations and individuals in the private and public sectors that are capable of providing technology, design and engineering services, equipment or finance;
(96) (b) The exchange of and access to information on the development and use of alternatives to persistent organic pollutants as well as on the evaluation of the risks that such alternatives pose to human health and the environment, and information on the economic and social costs of such alternatives;
(97) (c) The compilation and regular updating of lists of their designated authorities engaged in similar activities in other international forums;
(98) (d) The exchange of information on activities conducted in other international forums.
(99) Article 6
(100) PUBLIC AWARENESS
(101) The Parties shall, consistent with their laws, regulations and practices, promote the provision of information to the general public, including individuals who are direct users of persistent organic pollutants. This information may include, inter alia:
(102) (a) Information, including labelling, on risk assessment and hazard;
(103) (b) Information on risk reduction;
(104) (c) Information to encourage the elimination of persistent organic pollutants or a reduction in their use, including, where appropriate, information on integrated pest management, integrated crop management and the economic and social impacts of this elimination or reduction; and
(105) (d) Information on alternatives to persistent organic pollutants, as well as an evaluation of the risks that such alternatives pose to human health and the environment, and information on the economic and social impacts of such alternatives.
(106) Article 7
(107) STRATEGIES, POLICIES, PROGRAMMES, MEASURES
(108) AND INFORMATION
(109) 1. Each Party shall, no later than six months after the date on which this Protocol enters into force for it, develop strategies, policies and programmes in order to discharge its obligations under the present Protocol.
(110) 2. Each Party shall:
(111) (a) Encourage the use of economically feasible, environmentally sound management techniques, including best environmental practices, with respect to all aspects of the use, production, release, processing, distribution, handling, transport and reprocessing of substances subject to the present Protocol and manufactured articles, mixtures or solutions containing such substances;
(112) (b) Encourage the implementation of other management programmes to reduce emissions of persistent organic pollutants, including voluntary programmes and the use of economic instruments;
(113) (c) Consider the adoption of additional policies and measures as appropriate in its particular circumstances, which may include non-regulatory approaches;
(114) (d) Make determined efforts that are economically feasible to reduce levels of substances subject to the present Protocol that are contained as contaminants in other substances, chemical products or manufactured articles, as soon as the relevance of the source has been established;
(115) (e) Take into consideration in its programmes for evaluating substances, the characteristics specified in paragraph 1 of Executive Body decision 1998/2 on information to be submitted and procedures for adding substances to annex I, II or III, including any amendments thereto.
(116) 3. The Parties may take more stringent measures than those required by the present Protocol.
(117) Article 8
(118) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING
(119) The Parties shall encourage research, development, monitoring and cooperation related, but not limited, to:
(120) (a) Emissions, long-range transport and deposition levels and their modelling, existing levels in the biotic and abiotic environment, the elaboration of procedures for harmonizing relevant methodologies;
(121) (b) Pollutant pathways and inventories in representative ecosystems;
(122) (c) Relevant effects on human health and the environment, including quantification of those effects;
(123) (d) Best available techniques and practices, including agricultural practices, and emission control techniques and practices currently employed by the Parties or under development;
(124) (e) Methodologies permitting consideration of socio-economic factors in the evaluation of alternative control strategies;
(125) (f) An effects-based approach which integrates appropriate information, including information obtained under subparagraphs (a) to (e) above, on measured or modelled environmental levels, pathways, and effects on human health and the environment, for the purpose of formulating future control strategies which also take into account economic and technological factors;
(126) (g) Methods for estimating national emissions and projecting future emissions of individual persistent organic pollutants and for evaluating how such estimates and projections can be used to structure future obligations;
(127) (h) Levels of substances subject to the present Protocol that are contained as contaminants in other substances, chemical products or manufactured articles and the significance of these levels for long-range transport, as well as techniques to reduce levels of these contaminants, and, in addition, levels of persistent organic pollutants generated during the life cycle of timber treated with pentachlorophenol.
(128) Priority should be given to research on substances considered to be the most likely to be submitted under the procedures specified in article 14, paragraph 6.
(129) Article 9
(130) REPORTING
(131) 1. Subject to its laws governing the confidentiality of commercial information:
(132) (a) Each Party shall report, through the Executive Secretary of the Commission, to the Executive Body, on a periodic basis as determined by the Parties meeting within the Executive Body, information on the measures that it has taken to implement the present Protocol;
(133) (b) Each Party within the geographical scope of EMEP shall report, through the Executive Secretary of the Commission, to EMEP, on a periodic basis to be determined by the Steering Body of EMEP and approved by the Parties at a session of the Executive Body, information on the levels of emissions of persistent organic pollutants using, as a minimum, the methodologies and the temporal and spatial resolution specified by the Steering Body of EMEP. Parties in areas outside the geographical scope of EMEP shall make available similar information to the Executive Body if requested to do so. Each Party shall also provide information on the levels of emissions of the substances listed in annex III for the reference year specified in that annex.
(134) 2. The information to be reported in accordance with paragraph 1 (a) above shall be in conformity with a decision regarding format and content to be adopted by the Parties at a session of the Executive Body. The terms of this decision shall be reviewed as necessary to identify any additional elements regarding the format or the content of the information that is to be included in the reports.
(135) 3. In good time before each annual session of the Executive Body, EMEP shall provide information on the long-range transport and deposition of persistent organic pollutants.
(136) Article 10
(137) REVIEWS BY THE PARTIES AT SESSIONS
(138) OF THE EXECUTIVE BODY
(139) 1. The Parties shall, at sessions of the Executive Body, pursuant to article 10, paragraph 2 (a), of the Convention, review the information supplied by the Parties, EMEP and other subsidiary bodies, and the reports of the Implementation Committee referred to in article 11 of the present Protocol.
(140) 2. The Parties shall, at sessions of the Executive Body, keep under review the progress made towards achieving the obligations set out in the present Protocol.
(141) 3. The Parties shall, at sessions of the Executive Body, review the sufficiency and effectiveness of the obligations set out in the present Protocol. Such reviews will take into account the best available scientific information on the effects of the deposition of persistent organic pollutants, assessments of technological developments, changing economic conditions and the fulfilment of the obligations on emission levels. The procedures, methods and timing for such reviews shall be specified by the Parties at a session of the Executive Body. The first such review shall be completed no later than three years after the present Protocol enters into force.
(142) Article 11
(143) COMPLIANCE
(144) Compliance by each Party with its obligations under the present Protocol shall be reviewed regularly. The Implementation Committee established by decision 1997/2 of the Executive Body at its fifteenth session shall carry out such reviews and report to the Parties meeting within the Executive Body in accordance with the terms of the annex to that decision, including any amendments thereto.
(145) Article 12
(146) SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES
(147) 1. In the event of a dispute between any two or more Parties concerning the interpretation or application of the present Protocol, the Parties concerned shall seek a settlement of the dispute through negotiation or any other peaceful means of their own choice. The parties to the dispute shall inform the Executive Body of their dispute.
(148) 2. When ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to the present Protocol, or at anytime thereafter, a Party which is not a regional economic integration organization may declare in a written instrument submitted to the Depositary that, in respect of any dispute concerning the interpretation or application of the Protocol, it recognizes one or both of the following means of dispute settlement as compulsory ipso facto and without special agreement, in relation to any Party accepting the same obligation:
(149) (a) Submission of the dispute to the International Court of Justice;
(150) (b) Arbitration in accordance with procedures to be adopted by the Parties at a session of the Executive Body, as soon as practicable, in an annex on arbitration.
(151) A Party which is a regional economic integration organization may make a declaration with like effect in relation to arbitration in accordance with the procedures referred to in subparagraph (b) above.
(152) 3. A declaration made under paragraph 2 above shall remain in force until it expires in accordance with its terms or until three months after written notice of its revocation has been deposited with the Depositary.
(153) 4. A new declaration, a notice of revocation or the expiry of a declaration shall not in any way affect proceedings pending before the International Court of Justice or the arbitral tribunal, unless the parties to the dispute agree otherwise.
(154) 5. Except in a case where the parties to a dispute have accepted the same means of dispute settlement under paragraph 2, if after twelve months following notification by one Party to another that a dispute exists between them, the Parties concerned have not been able to settle their dispute through the means mentioned in paragraph 1 above, the dispute shall be submitted, at the request of any of the parties to the dispute, to conciliation.
(155) 6. For the purpose of paragraph 5, a conciliation commission shall be created. The commission shall be composed of equal numbers of members appointed by each Party concerned or, where the Parties in conciliation share the same interest, by the group sharing that interest, and a chairperson chosen jointly by the members so appointed. The commission shall render a recommendatory award, which the Parties shall consider in good faith.
(156) Article 13
(157) ANNEXES
(158) The annexes to the present Protocol shall form an integral part of the Protocol. Annexes V and VII are recommendatory in character.
(159) Article 14
(160) AMENDMENTS
(161) 1. Any Party may propose amendments to the present Protocol.
(162) 2. Proposed amendments shall be submitted in writing to the Executive Secretary of the Commission, who shall communicate them to all Parties. The Parties meeting within the Executive Body shall discuss the proposed amendments at its next session, provided that the proposals have been circulated by the Executive Secretary to the Parties at least ninety days in advance.
(163) 3. Amendments to the present Protocol and to annexes I to IV, VI and VIII shall be adopted by consensus of the Parties present at a session of the Executive Body, and shall enter into force for the Parties which have accepted them on the ninetieth day after the date on which two thirds of the Parties have deposited with the Depositary their instruments of acceptance thereof. Amendments shall enter into force for any other Party on the ninetieth day after the date on which that Party has deposited its instrument of acceptance thereof.
(164) 4. Amendments to annexes V and VII shall be adopted by consensus of the Parties present at a session of the Executive Body. On the expiry of ninety days from the date of its communication to all Parties by the Executive Secretary of the Commission, an amendment to any such annex shall become effective for those Parties which have not submitted to the Depositary a notification in accordance with the provisions of paragraph 5 below, provided that at least sixteen Parties have not submitted such a notification.
(165) 5. Any Party that is unable to approve an amendment to annex V or VII shall so notify the Depositary in writing within ninety days from the date of the communication of its adoption. The Depositary shall without delay notify all Parties of any such notification received. A Party may at any time substitute an acceptance for its previous notification and, upon deposit of an instrument of acceptance with the Depositary, the amendment to such an annex shall become effective for that Party.
(166) 6. In the case of a proposal to amend annex I, II, or III by adding a substance to the present Protocol:
(167) (a) The proposer shall provide the Executive Body with the information specified in Executive Body decision 1998/2, including any amendments thereto; and
(168) (b) The Parties shall evaluate the proposal in accordance with the procedures set forth in Executive Body decision 1998/2, including any amendments thereto.
(169) 7. Any decision to amend Executive Body decision 1998/2 shall be taken by consensus of the Parties meeting within the Executive Body and shall take effect sixty days after the date of adoption.
(170) Article 15
(171) SIGNATURE
(172) 1. The present Protocol shall be open for signature at Aarhus (Denmark) from 24 to 25 June 1998, then at United Nations Headquarters in New York until 21 December 1998, by States members of the Commission as well as States having consultative status with the Commission pursuant to paragraph 8 of Economic and Social Council resolution 36 (IV) of 28 March 1947, and by regional economic integration organizations, constituted by sovereign States members of the Commission, which have competence in respect of the negotiation, conclusion and application of international agreements in matters covered by the Protocol, provided that the States and organizations concerned are Parties to the Convention.
(173) 2. In matters within their competence, such regional economic integration organizations shall, on their own behalf, exercise the rights and fulfil the responsibilities which the present Protocol attributes to their member States. In such cases, the member States of these organizations shall not be entitled to exercise such rights individually.
(174) Article 16
(175) RATIFICATION, ACCEPTANCE, APPROVAL AND
(176) ACCESSION
(177) 1. The present Protocol shall be subject to ratification, acceptance or approval by Signatories.
(178) 2. The present Protocol shall be open for accession as from 21 December 1998 by the States and organizations that meet the requirements of article 15, paragraph 1.
(179) Article 17
(180) DEPOSITARY
(181) The instruments of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession shall be deposited with the Secretary- General of the United Nations, who will perform the functions of Depositary.
(182) Article 18
(183) ENTRY INTO FORCE
(184) 1. The present Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date on which the sixteenth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession has been deposited with the Depositary.
(185) 2. For each State and organization referred to in article 15, paragraph 1, which ratifies, accepts or approves the present Protocol or accedes thereto after the deposit of the sixteenth instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, the Protocol shall enter into force on the ninetieth day following the date of deposit by such Party of its instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
(186) Article 19
(187) WITHDRAWAL
(188) At any time after five years from the date on which the present Protocol has come into force with respect to a Party, that Party may withdraw from it by giving written notification to the Depositary. Any such withdrawal shall take effect on the ninetieth day following the date of its receipt by the Depositary, or on such later date as may be specified in the notification of the withdrawal.
(189) Article 20
(190) AUTHENTIC TEXTS
(191) The original of the present Protocol, of which the English, French and Russian texts are equally authentic, shall be deposited with the Secretary-General of the United Nations.
(192) IN WITNESS WHEREOF the undersigned, being duly authorized thereto, have signed the present Protocol.
(193) Done at Aarhus (Denmark), this twenty-fourth day of June, one thousand nine hundred and ninety-eight.
(194) ANNEX I
(195) SUBSTANCES SCHEDULED FOR ELIMINATION
(196) Unless otherwise specified in the present Protocol, this annex shall not apply to the substances listed below when they occur: (i) as contaminants in products; or (ii) in articles manufactured or in use by the implementation date; or (iii) as site-limited chemical intermediates in the manufacture of one or more different substances and are thus chemically transformed. Unless otherwise specified, each obligation below is effective upon the date of entry into force of the Protocol.
(197) Substance
(198) Implementation requirements
(199) Elimination of
(200) Conditions
(201) Aldrin
(202) CAS: 309-00-2
(203) Production
(204) None
(205) Use
(206) None
(207) Chlordane
(208) CAS: 57-74-9
(209) Production
(210) None
(211) Use
(212) None
(213) Chlordecone
(214) CAS: 143-50-0
(215) Production
(216) None
(217) Use
(218) None
(219) DDT
(220) CAS: 50-29-3
(221) Production
(222) 1. Elimination production within one year of consensus by the Parties that suitable alternatives to DDT are available for public healt protection from diseases such as malaria and encephalitis.
(223) 2. With a view to eliminationg the production of DDT at the earliest opportunity, the Parties shall, no later than one year after the data of entry into force of the present Protocol and periodically thereafter as necessary, and in consultation with the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Orgnization of the United Nations and the United Nations Environment Programme, review the availability and feasibility of alternatives and, as appropriate, promote the commercialization of safer and economically viable aternatives to DDT.
(224) Use
(225) None, except as identified in annex II.
(226) Dieldrin
(227) CAS: 60-51-1
(228) Production
(229) None
(230) Use
(231) None
(232) Endrin
(233) CAS: 72-20-8
(234) Production
(235) None
(236) Use
(237) None
(238) Heptachlor
(239) CAS: 76-44-8
(240) Production
(241) None
(242) Use
(243) None, except for use by certified personnel for the control of fire ants in closed industrial electrical junction boxes. Such use shall be re-evaluated under this Protocol no later than two years after the date of entry into force.
(244) Hexabromobiphenyl
(245) CAS: 36355-01-8
(246) Production
(247) None
(248) Use
(249) None
(250) Hexachlorobenzene
(251) CAS: 118-74-1
(252) Production
(253) None, except for production for a limited purpose as specified in a statement deposited by a country with an economy in transition upon signature or accession.
(254) Use
(255) None, except for a limited use as specified in a statement deposited by a country with an economy in transition upon signature or accession.
(256) Mirex
(257) CAS: 2385-85-5
(258) Production
(259) None
(260) Use
(261) None
(262) PCB a/
(263) Production
(264) None, except for countries with economies in transition which shall eliminate production as soon as possible and no later than 31 December 2005 and which state in a declaration to be deposited together with their instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession, their intention to do so.
(265) Use
(266) None, except as identified in annex II.
(267) Toxaphene
(268) CAS: 8001-35-2
(269) Production
(270) None
(271) Use
(272) None
(273) a/ The Parties agree to reassess under the Protocol by 31 December 2004 the production and use of polychlorinated terphenyls and “ugilec“.
(274) ANNEX II
(275) SUBSTANCES SCHEDULED FOR RESTRICTIONS ON USE
(276) Unless otherwise specified in the present Protocol, this annex shall not apply to the substances listed below when they occur: (i) as contaminants in products; or (ii) in articles manufactured or in use by the implementation date; or (iii) as site-limited chemical intermediates in the manufacture of one or more different substances and are thus chemically transformed. Unless otherwise specified, each obligation below is effective upon the date of entry into force of the Protocol.
(277) Substance
(278) Implementation requirements
(279) Restricted to uses
(280) Conditions
(281) DDT
(282) CAS: 50-29-3
(283) 1. For public health protection from diseases such as malaria encephalitis.
(284) 2. As a chemical intermediate to produce Dicofol.
(285) 1. Use allowed only as a component of an integrated pest management strategy and only to the extent necessary and only until one year after the date of the elimination of production in accordance with annex I.
(286) 2. Such use shall be reassessed no later than two years after the date of entry into force of the present Protocol
(287) HCH
(288) CAS: 608-73-1
(289) Technical HCH (i.e. HCH mixed isomers) is restricted to use as an intermediate in chemical manufacturing.
(290) Products in which at least 99% of the HCH isomer is in the gamma form (i.e. lindane, CAS: 58-89-9) are restricted to the following uses:
(291) 1. Seed treatment.
(292) 2. Soil applications directly followed by incorporation into the topsoil surface layer
(293) 3. Professional remedial and industrial treatment of lumber, timer and logs
(294) 4. Public health and veterinary topical insecticide.
(295) 5. Non-aerial application to tree seedlings, small-scale lawn use, and indoor and outdoor use for nursery stock and ornamentals.
(296) 6. Indoor industrial and residential applications
(297) All restricted uses of lindane shall be reassessed under the Protocol no later than two years after the date of entry into force
(298) PCB a/
(299) PCBs in use as of the date of entry into force or produced up to 31
(300) December 2005 in accordance with the provisions of annex I.
(301) Parties shall make determined efforts designed to lead to:
(302) (a) The elimination of the use of identifiable PCBs in equipment (i.e. transformers, capacitors or other receptacles containing residual liquid stocks) containing PCBs in volumes greater than 5 dm3 and having a concentration of 0.05% PCBs or greater, as soon as possible, but no later than 31 December 2010, or 31 December 2015 for countries with;
(303) (b) The destruction or decontamination in an environmentally sound manner of all liquid PCBs referred to in subparagraph (a) and other liquid PCBs containing more than 0.005% PCBs not in equipment, as soon as possible, but no later than 31 December 2015, or 31 December 2020 for countries with economies in transition;
(304) and
(305) (c) The decontamination or disposal of equipment referred in subparagraph (a) in an environmentally sound manner .
(306) a/ The Parties agree to reassess under the Protocol by 31 December 2004 the production and use of polychlorinated terphenyls and “ugilec“.
(307) ANNEX III
(308) SUBSTANCES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 3, PARAGRAPH 5 (a), AND THE REFERENCE YEAR FOR THE OBLIGATION
(309) Substance
(310) Reference year
(311) PAHs a/
(312) 1990; or an alternative year from 1985 to 1995 inclusive, specified by a Party upon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession
(313) Dioxins/furans b/
(314) 1990; or an alternative year from 1985 to 1995 inclusive, specified by a Party upon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
(315) Hexachlorobenzene
(316) 1990; or an alternative year from 1985 to 1995 inclusive, specified by a Party upon ratification, acceptance, approval or accession.
(317) a/ Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs): For the purposes of emission inventories, the following four indicator compounds shall be used: benzo(a)pyrene, benzo(b)fluoranthene, benzo(k)fluoranthene, and indeno(1,2,3-cd)pyrene.
(318) b/ Dioxins and furans (PCDD/F): Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (PCDD) and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (PCDF) are tricyclic, aromatic compounds formed by two benzene rings which are connected by two oxygen atoms in PCDD and by one oxygen atom in PCDF and the hydrogen atoms of which may be replaced by up to eight chlorine atoms.
(319) ANNEX IV
(320) LIMIT VALUES FOR PCDD/F FROM MAJOR STATIONARY SOURCES
(1) OSNOVNE OBAVEZE
(2) 1. Izuzev u slučajevima gde su ustanovljeni posebni izuzeci u skladu sa članom 4, svaka Strana će preduzeti efektivne mere:
(3) (a) da eliminiše proizvodnju i korišćenje supstanci navedenih u Aneksu I, u skladu sa zahtevima za sprovođenje koji su tamo navedeni;
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(5) 1 „EMEP”je skraćenica engleskog ekvivalenta ovog termina – “Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe”.
(6) 2 „POPs ” je skraćenica engleskog ekvivalenta ovog termina - „Persistent organic pollutants”
(7) (b) (i) da osigura da se, ukoliko su supstance navedene u Aneksu I uništene ili odložene, uništavanje ili odlaganje preduzima na bezbedan način po životnu sredinu, uzimajući u obzir relevantne subregionalne, regionalne i globalne režime koji regulišu upravljanje opasnim otpadom i njegovo odlaganje, a posebno Bazelsku konvenciju o kontroli prekograničnog kretanja opasnih otpada i njihovom odlaganju;
(8) (ii) da nastoji da obezbedi da se odlaganje supstanci navedenih u Aneksu I obavlja u zemlji, uzimajući u obzir relevantna razmatranja u vezi sa životnom sredinom;
(9) (iii) da osigura da se prekogranično kretanje supstanci navedenih u Aneksu I odvija na bezbedan način po životnu sredinu, uzimajući u obzir relevantne subregionalne, regionalne i globalne režime koji regulišu prekogranično kretanje opasnog otpada, a posebno Bazelsku konvenciju o kontroli prekograničnog kretanja opasnih otpada i njihovom odlaganje;
(10) (c) da ograniči korišćenje supstanci, navedenih u Aneksu II Protokola, na opisane načine u skladu sa zahtevima koji su navedeni u tom aneksu.
(11) 2. Zahtevi iz gore navedenog stava 1 (b), stupaju na snagu, za svaku supstancu, od datuma kada je proizvodnja ili upotreba te supstance okončana, koji god od ova dva slučaja da nastupi kasnije.
(12) 3. Za supstance navedene u Aneksima I, II, ili III, svaka Strana razvija odgovarajuće strategije za prepoznavanje proizvoda koji su i dalje u upotrebi i otpada koji sadrže takve supstance, i preduzima odgovarajuće mere da obezbedi da se takav otpad i proizvodi, nakon što postanu otpad, unište ili odlože na bezbedan način po životnu sredinu.
(13) 4. Za potrebe gore navedenih stavova od 1. do 3. termini: otpad, odlaganje i bezbedno po životnu sredinu, tumače se u skladu sa upotrebom ovih termina u Bazelskoj konvenciji o kontroli prekograničnog kretanja opasnih otpada i njihovom odlaganju;
(14) 5. Svaka Strana će:
(15) (a) smanjiti svoje ukupne godišnje emisije svake od supstanci navedene u Aneksu III u odnosu na nivo emisija u referentnoj godini utvrđene u skladu sa tim aneksom, preduzimanjem odgovarajućih efektivnih mera, a u skladu sa okolnostima koje vladaju u različitim državama;
(16) (b) ne kasnije od roka predviđenog Aneksom VI, primeniti:
(17) (i) najbolje dostupne tehnike, uzimajući u obzir Aneks V, za svaki novi stacionarni izvor unutar kategorije velikih stacionarnih izvora za koji su najbolje dostupne tehnike navedene u Aneksu V:
(18) (ii) granične vrednosti, najmanje onoliko stroge koliko su vrednosti propisane aneksom IV za svaki novi stacionarni izvor unutar kategorije navedene u tom aneksu, uzimajući u obzir Aneks V. Strana može, alternativno, da primeni različite strategije smanjenja emisije da bi dostigla jednake ukupne nivoe emisija;
(19) (iii) najbolje dostupne tehnike, uzimajući u obzir Aneks V, za svaki postojeći stacionarni izvor unutar kategorije velikih stacionarnih izvora, za koje Aneks V predviđa najbolje dostupne tehnike, u meri u kojoj je to tehnički i ekonomski izvodljivo. Strana može, alternativno, primeniti različite strategije smanjenja emisije da bi dostigla jednako ukupno smanjenje emisija;
(20) (iv) granične vrednosti, najmanje onoliko stroge koliko su vrednosti propisane Aneksom IV, za svaki postojeći stacionarni izvor unutar kategorije navedene u tom aneksu, u meri u kojoj je to tehnički i ekonomski izvodljivo, uzimajući u obzir Aneks V. Strana može alternativno primeniti različite strategije smanjenja emisije da bi dostigla jednako ukupno smanjenje emisija;
(21) (v) efektivne mere za kontrolu emisija iz pokretnih izvora, uzimajući u obzir Aneks VII.
(22) 6. U slučaju izvora sagorevanja u domaćinstvima, obaveze utvrđene stavom 5 (b) (i) i (iii), odnosiće se na sve stacionarne izvore te kategorije, zajedno.
(23) 7. Kada Strana, nakon primene gore navedenog stava 5. (b), ne može da ispuni zahteve navedenog stava 5. (a) za supstance navedene u Aneksu III, biće izuzeta od ispunjenja svojih obaveza iz navedenog stava 5. (a), za te supstance.
(24) 8. Svaka Strana je obavezna da izradi i održava inventare emisija za supstance navedene u Aneksu III, i prikuplja dostupne informacije koje se odnose na proizvodnju i prodaju supstanci navedenih u Aneksima I i II, za one Strane koje geografski pripadaju EMEP-u, koristeći, kao minimum, metodologije i prostornu mrežu i vremenski raspored koji je odredio Upravni odbor EMEP, i, za Strane izvan geografske oblasti EMEP, koristeći kao smernice metodologije razvijene kroz plan rada Izvršnog organa. Ove informacije dostaviće u skladu sa zahtevima za izveštavanje propisanim članom 9.
(1) IZUZECI
(2) 1. Član 3, stav 1, neće se primenjivati na količine supstance koje se koriste za laboratorijska istraživanja ili kao referentni standard.
(3) 2. Strani može da se odobri izuzetak od primene člana 3, stav 1. (a) i (c), u pogledu određenih supstanci, pod uslovom da se izuzetak ne odobrava, odnosno ne koristi na način kojim bi se otežalo ispunjavanje ciljeva ovog protokola, a da se koristi samo u sledeće svrhe i pod sledećim uslovima:
(4) (a) Za istraživanja, osim onih iz gore navedenog stava 1, ako:
(5) (i) se ne očekuje da značajna količina supstance dospe u životnu sredinu tokom predložene upotrebe i naknadnog odlaganja;
(6) (ii) su ciljevi i parametri takvih istraživanja predmet procene i ovlašćenja Strane; i
(7) (iii) će se u slučaju znatnih oslobađanja supstance u životnu sredinu, primenu izuzetka odmah obustaviti, i po potrebi će biti preduzete mere za ublažavanje, a pre nego što se omogući nastavak istraživanja, sprovešće se procena mera suzbijanja;
(8) (b) Za upravljanje, ukoliko je neophodno, vanrednim situacijama u smislu javnog zdravlja, ako:
(9) (i) nema odgovarajućih alternativnih mera koje stoje na raspolaganju Strani u nastaloj situaciji;
(10) (ii) su preduzete mere proporcionalne značaju i ozbiljnosti situacije;
(11) (iii) su preduzete odgovarajuće mere radi zaštite ljudskog zdravlja i životne sredine i da bi se osiguralo da se supstanca ne koristi izvan geografske oblasti u kojoj je proglašena vanredna situacija;
(12) (iv) je izuzetak odobren za vremenski period koji ne traje duže od trajanja vanredne situacije; i
(13) (v) po prestanku vanrednog stanja, preostale zalihe supstance podležu odredbama člana 3, stava 1. (b);
(14) (c) Za neznatne primene, koje je Strana ocenila kao suštinske, ako:
(15) (i) je izuzetak odobren na period ne duži od pet godina;
(16) (ii) izuzetak prethodno nije bio odobren na osnovu ovog člana;
(17) (iii) za predloženu upotrebu ne postoje odgovarajuće alternative;
(18) (iv) je Strana procenila emisije supstanci koje su rezultat izuzetka, i njihov udeo u ukupnoj emisiji supstanci drugih Strana;
(19) (v) se adekvatne mere preduzimaju da bi se obezbedilo smanjenje emisija u životnu sredinu; i
(20) (vi) nakon isteka izuzetka, preostale zalihe supstanci podležu odredbama člana 3, stava 1. (b).
(21) 3. Svaka Strana, najkasnije devedeset dana nakon odobravanja izuzetka na osnovu gore navedenog stava, dostavlja sekretarijatu, minimum sledeće informacije:
(22) (a) hemijski naziv supstance koja je predmet izuzetka;
(23) (b) svrhu zbog koje je izuzetak odobren;
(24) (c) uslove pod kojima je izuzetak odobren;
(25) (d) period vremena za koji je izuzetak odobren;
(26) (e) lica / ili organizaciju na koju se izuzetak primenjuje; i
(27) (f) za izuzetak odobren na osnovu gore navedenih stavova 2 (a) i (c), procenjene emisije supstance, kao rezultat izuzetka i procene njenog udela u ukupnoj emisiji za Strane.
(28) 4. Sekretarijat svim Stranama stavlja na raspolaganje primljene informacije iz prethodno navedenog stava 3.
(1) RAZMENA INFORMACIJA I TEHNOLOGIJE
(2) Strane su u obavezi da, u skladu sa svojim zakonima, propisima i praksom, stvore povoljne uslove za podsticanje razmene informacija i tehnologija koje su osmišljene sa ciljem da se smanji stvaranje i emisija dugotrajnih organskih zagađujućih supstanci i da se razvijaju isplative alternative, promovišući, između ostalog:
(3) (a) kontakte i saradnju između odgovarajućih organizacija i pojedinaca u privatnom i javnom sektoru koji imaju mogućnosti da obezbede tehnologiju, usluge projektovanja i inženjeringa, opremu i finansijska sredstva;
(4) (b) razmenu i pristup informacijama o razvoju i upotrebi alternativa dugotrajnim organskim zagađujućim supstancama, kao i o proceni rizika koji te alternative predstavljaju za ljudsko zdravlje i životnu sredinu, i informacije o ekonomskim i socijalnim troškovima takvih alternativa;
(5) (c) izradu i redovno ažuriranje lista određenih tela angažovanih u sličnim aktivnostima i u drugim međunarodnim forumima;
(6) (d) razmenu informacija o aktivnostima sprovedenim u drugim međunarodnim forumima.
(1) JAVNA SVEST
(2) Strane su u obavezi da, u skladu sa svojim zakonima, uredbama i praksom, unapređuju informisanje javnosti, uključujući pojedince koji su direktni korisnici dugotrajnih organskih zagađujućih supstanci. Ove informacije mogu obuhvatati, između ostalog:
(3) (a) informacije, uključujući obeležavanje, o proceni rizika i opasnosti;
(4) (b) informacije o smanjenju rizika;
(5) (c) informacije koje podstiču izbacivanje iz upotrebe ili smanjenje korišćenja dugotrajnih organskih zagađujućih supstanci, uključujući, gde je potrebno, informacije o integrisanom upravljanju bolestima i štetočinama u poljoprivrednoj proizvodnji, integrisanom upravljanju usevima i ekonomskim i socijalnim uticajima njihovog izbacivanja ili smanjenja upotrebe; i
(6) (d) informacije o alternativama dugotrajnim organskim
(7) zagađujućim supstancama, kao i o proceni rizika koji takve alternative mogu izazvati po ljudsko zdravlje i životnu sredinu, kao
(8) i informacije o ekonomskim i socijalnim uticajima ovih alternativa.
(1) STRATEGIJE, POLITIKE, PROGRAMI, MERE
(2) I INFORMACIJE
(3) 1. Svaka Strana će, najkasnije u roku od šest meseci nakon dana stupanja na snagu ovog protokola za svaku od Strana, razviti strategije, politike i programe u cilju ispunjavanja svojih obaveza u skladu sa ovim protokolom.
(4) 2. Svaka Strana će:
(5) (a) podsticati korišćenje ekonomski izvodljivih, po životnu sredinu prihvatljivih tehnika upravljanja, uključujući i najbolje prakse po životnu sredinu, a s obzirom na sve aspekte korišćenja, proizvodnje, oslobađanja, prerade, distribucije, rukovanja, transporta i ponovne prerade supstanci koje su predmet ovog protokola, i gotovih proizvoda, smeša ili rastvora koji sadrže takve supstance;
(6) (b) podsticati sprovođenje drugih programa upravljanja radi smanjenja emisija dugotrajnih organskih zagađujućih supstanci uključujući dobrovoljne programe i korišćenje ekonomskih instrumenata;
(7) (c) razmatrati usvajanje dodatnih politika i mera koliko je to odgovarajuće u posebnim okolnostima, koje mogu obuhvatati i neregulatorne pristupe;
(8) (d) uložiti odlučne, ekonomski izvodljive napore, da se smanji nivo supstanci koje su predmet ovog protokola, a koje se nalaze kao zagađivači u drugim supstancama, hemijskim proizvodima ili gotovim proizvodima, čim relevantnost izvora bude utvrđena;
(9) (e) uzeti u razmatranje u svojim programima za ocenjivanje supstanci, karakteristike navedene u stavu 1, odluke Izvršnog tela 1998/2 o informacijama koje se dostavljaju i procedurama za dodavanje supstanci Aneksu I, II ili III, uključujući sve izmene iste.
(10) 3. Strane mogu preduzimati od onih koje su propisane ovim protokolom.
(1) ISTRAŽIVANJE, RAZVOJ I PRAĆENJE
(2) Strane se obavezuju da će podsticati istraživanje, razvoj, praćenje i saradnju koji se odnose, ali ne isključivo, na:
(3) (a) emisije, prenos na velike udaljenosti i nivoe taloženja i njihovo modelovanje, postojeće nivoe u živoj i neživoj životnoj sredini, izradu procedura za usklađivanje relevantnih metodologija;
(4) (b) puteve kretanja zagađujućih supstanci i njihove inventare u reprezentativnim ekosistemima;
(5) (c) relevantne uticaje na ljudsko zdravlje i životnu sredinu, uključujući kvantifikaciju ovih efekata;
(6) (d) najbolje dostupne tehnike i prakse, uključujući i poljoprivredne prakse, kao i tehnike i prakse kontrole emisija koje Strane trenutno primenjuju ili razvijaju;
(7) (e) metodologije koje dozvoljavaju uzimanje u obzir društveno-ekonomskih faktora u proceni alternativnih strategija kontrole;
(8) (f) pristup zasnovan na efektima koji integriše odgovarajuće informacije, uključujući informacije pribavljene na osnovu tačaka od (a) do (d) ovog člana, o izmerenim ili modelovanim nivoima u životnoj sredini, putevima rasprostiranja, kao i uticajima na ljudsko zdravlje i životnu sredinu, a u cilju formulisanja budućih strategija kontrole koje takođe uzimaju u obzir ekonomske i tehnološke faktore;
(9) (g) metode koje se koriste za procenu nacionalnih emisija i projektovanje budućih emisija pojedinačnih dugotrajnih organskih zagađujućih supstanci, kao i za ocenu kako takve procene i projekcije mogu biti iskorišćene za strukturiranje budućih obaveza;
(10) (h) nivoe supstanci koje su predmet ovog protokola, a koje su sadržane kao zagađivači u drugim supstancama, hemijskim proizvodima ili gotovim proizvodima, i značaju ovih nivoa zbog prenosa na velike udaljenosti, kao i tehnike za smanjenje nivoa ovih zagađujućih supstanci, a, pored toga i nivoe dugotrajnih organskih zagađujućih supstanci koje su stvorene tokom tretiranja drvne građe pentahlorfenolom.
(11) Prioritet treba da bude dat istraživanju supstanci za koje se smatra da najverovatnije potpadaju pod procedure navedene u članu 14. stav 6.
(1) IZVEŠTAVANJE
(2) 1. U skladu sa zakonima koji uređuju poverljivost poslovnih podataka:
(3) (a) svaka Strana se obavezuje da, preko Izvršnog sekretara Komisije, kako je i dogovoreno na Sastanku Strana u okviru Izvršnog organa, Izvršnom organu periodično podnosi izveštaj sa informacijama o merama koje je preduzela za sprovođenje ovog protokola;
(4) (b) svaka Strana unutar geografske oblasti EMER se obavezuje da će preko Izvršnog sekretara Komisije EMER-u podnositi periodične izveštaje koji sadrže podatke o nivoima emisija dugotrajnih organskih zagađujućih supstanci, koristeći kao minimum metodologije i prostornu mrežu i vremenski raspored koji je odredio Upravni odbor EMER, pri čemu periode izveštavanja utvrđuje Upravni odbor EMER-a, a izveštaje usvajaju Strane na sednicama Izvršnog organa. Strane koje se geografski nalaze izvan oblasti EMER-a se obavezuju da će na zahtev dostaviti slične informacije Izvršnom organu. Svaka Strana će takođe dostaviti podatke o nivoima emisija supstanci navedenih u Aneksu III za referentnu godinu navedenu u tom aneksu.
(5) 2. Informacije o kojima se izveštava u skladu sa gore navedenim stavom 1. (a), moraju biti u saglasnosti sa odlukama koje se odnose na formu i sadržinu, a koje usvajaju Strane na sednicama Izvršnog organa. Odredbe te odluke se po potrebi razmatraju kako bi se identifikovali eventualni dodatni elementi u smislu forme ili sadržine informacija koje se unose u izveštaje.
(6) 3. Pre svake godišnje sednice Izvršnog organa, EMER blagovremeno obezbeđuje informacije o prenosu na velike udaljenosti i depoziciji dugotrajnih organskih zagađujućih supstanci.
(1) RAZMATRANJE STRANA NA SEDNICAMA IZVRŠNOG
(2) ORGANA
(3) 1. Strane se obavezuju da na sednicama Izvršnog organa, u skladu sa članom 10. stav 2. (a) Konvencije, razmatraju informacije koje dostavljaju Strane, EMER i druga prateća tela, kao i izveštaje Implementacionog komiteta shodno članu 11. ovog protokola.
(4) 2. Strane, se obavezuju da na sednicama Izvršnog organa, razmatraju napredak ostvaren u pravcu ispunjavanja obaveza utvrđenih ovim protokolom.
(5) 3. Strane se obavezuju da na sednicama Izvršnog organa razmatraju dovoljnost i efektivnost obaveza utvrđenih ovim protokolom. Takva razmatranja će uzimati u obzir najbolje dostupne naučne podatke o efektima taloženja/depozicije dugotrajnih organskih zagađujućih supstanci, procenama tehnološkog razvoja, promeni ekonomskih i ispunjenju obaveza o nivoima emisija. Strane utvrđuju procedure, metode i vreme za takva razmatranja na sednici Izvršnog organa. Prvo takvo razmatranje biće završeno najkasnije tri godine nakon stupanja na snagu ovog protokola.
(1) POŠTOVANJE ODREDBI
(2) Vrši se redovna kontrola poštovanja Strana obaveza sadržanih u ovom protokolu. Implementacioni komitet, osnovan na osnovu odluke 1997/2 Izvršnog organa na petnaestoj sednici, vrši pomenute kontrole, a izveštaj o tome dostavlja Sastanku Strana u okviru Izvršnog organa, u skladu sa odredbama Aneksa te odluke, uključujući i sve izmene.
(1) REŠAVANJE SPOROVA
(2) 1. U slučaju spora između dve ili više Strana nastalog u vezi sa tumačenjem ili primenom ovog protokola, predmetne Strane će tražiti rešenje putem pregovora ili na neki drugi miran način po njihovom izboru. Strane u sporu su u obavezi da o njihovom sporu obaveste Izvršni organ.
(3) 2. U slučaju spora između dve ili više Strana nastalog u vezi sa tumačenjem ili primenom ovog protokola, predmetne Strane će tražiti rešenje putem pregovora ili na neki drugi miran način po njihovom izboru. Strane u sporu su u obavezi da o njihovom sporu obaveste Izvršni organ.
(4) 3. Prilikom ratifikacije, prihvatanja, odobravanja ili pristupanja ovom protokolu, ili u bilo koje vreme nakon toga, Strana koja nije regionalna organizacija za ekonomsku integraciju može izjaviti u pisanom dokumentu dostavljenom Depozitaru da, u slučaju spora nastalog u pogledu tumačenja ili primene ovog protokola, priznaje jedan ili oba od sledećih načina za rešavanje spora kao obavezujući ipso facto i bez posebnog sporazuma, za svaku Stranu koja prihvata istu obavezu:
(5) (a) podnošenje spora Međunarodnom sudu pravde;
(6) (b) arbitraža u skladu sa procedurama iz Aneksa arbitraže, koje usvajaju Strane na sednici Izvršnog organa, čim je to praktično izvodljivo.
(7) Strana koja je regionalna organizacija za ekonomsku integraciju može dati izjavu sa sličnim efektom u odnosu na arbitražu, u skladu sa postupcima iz gore navedene tačke (b) .
(8) 4. Izjava data u skladu sa gore navedenim stavom 2. ostaje na snazi do isteka u skladu sa uslovima iz iste, ili tri meseca po dostavi pisane izjave o opozivu Depozitaru.
(9) 5. Nova izjava, izjava o opozivu ili istek roka trajanja izjave, neće ni u kom slučaju uticati na postupke koji čekaju na rešavanje Međunarodnog suda pravde ili arbitražnog tribunala, osim ako se Strane u sporu ne dogovore drugačije.
(10) 6. Osim u slučaju kada su Strane u sporu prihvatile ista sredstva rešavanja sporova iz stava 2, ako posle dvanaest meseci posle obaveštenja jedne Strane drugoj o postojanju spora između njih, predmetne Strane nisu mogle da reše spor primenom sredstava iz gore navedenog stava 1, spor se na zahtev jedne od Strana u sporu dostavlja na posredovanje.
(11) 7. U svrhu stava 5, osniva se komisija za mirenje. Komisija se sastavlja od jednakog broja članova koje imenuje svaka zainteresovana Strana ili, gde Strane u pomirenju dele isti interes, od strane grupa koje dele isti interes, kao i predsednika koga su zajednički izabrali imenovani članovi. Komisija daje preporučujuću odluku, koju Strane u sporu razmatraju u dobroj veri.
(1) ANEKSI
(2) Aneksi ovog protokola čine njegov sastavni deo. Aneksi V i VII imaju karakter preporuke.
(1) AMANDMANI NA PROTOKOL
(2) 1. Svaka Strana može predložiti amandmane na ovaj protokol.
(3) 2. Predloženi amandmani se u pisanoj formi podnose Izvršnom sekretaru Komisije, koji ih dostavlja svim Stranama. Sastanak Strana u okviru Izvršnog organa će na prvoj narednoj sednici diskutovati o predloženim amandmanima, pod uslovom da je Izvršni sekretar Stranama dostavio predloge amandmana najkasnije devedeset dana unapred.
(4) 3. Amandmani na ovaj protokol i na anekse od I do IV, VI i VIII se usvajaju konsenzusom Strana prisutnih na sednici Izvršnog organa, a stupaju na snagu, za Strane koje su ih prihvatile, devedesetog dana od dana kada su dve trećine Strana kod Depozitara deponovale instrumente o prihvatanju amandmana. Amandmani stupaju na snagu za ostale Strane devedesetog dana od dana kada te Strane deponuju instrumente o usvajanju amandmana.
(5) 4. Amandmani na anekse V i VII se usvajaju konsenzusom Strana prisutnih na sednici Izvršnog organa. Po isteku devedeset dana od dana kada je Izvršni sekretar Komisije dostavio amandmane svim Stranama, amandmani na te anekse stupaju na snagu za one Strane koje Depozitaru nisu dostavile obaveštenje u skladu sa stavom 5. koji sledi, pod uslovom da najmanje šesnaest Strana nije dostavilo takvo obaveštenje.
(6) 5. Svaka Strana koja nije u mogućnosti da odobri amandmane na anekse V ili VII je u obavezi da o tome pismeno obavesti Depozitara, i to u roku od devedeset dana od dana kada je obaveštena da su amandmani usvojeni. Depozitar bez odlaganja obaveštava sve Strane o takvom primljenom obaveštenju. Strana može da u bilo koje vreme zameni prethodno dostavljeno obaveštenje instrumentom o prihvatanju i, po deponovanju tog instrumenta kod Depozitara, amandman na aneks stupa na snagu za tu Stranu.
(7) 6. U slučaju predloga izmene aneksa I, II ili III dodavanjem supstanci ovom Protokolu:
(8) (a) predlagač dostavlja Izvršnom organu obaveštenje iz odluke Izvršnog organa br. 1998/1, uključujući i izmene iste; i
(9) (b) strane ocenjuju predlog u skladu sa postupcima iz odluke Izvršnog organa br. 1998/1, uključujući i izmene iste.
(10) 7. Sve odluke o izmenama odluke Izvršnog organa br. 1998/2 usvajaju se konsenzusom na sastanku Strana u okviru Izvršnog organa, a stupaju na snagu šezdeset dana od dana usvajanja.
(1) POTPISIVANJE
(2) 1. Ovaj protokol je otvoren za potpisivanje u Arhusu (Danska) 24. i 25. juna 1998. godine, zatim u sedištu Ujedinjenih nacija u Njujorku do 21. decembra 1998. godine, za sve države članice Komisije, kao i za države sa konsultativnim statusom u Komisiji u skladu sa stavom 8. rezolucije Ekonomskog i socijalnog saveta 36 (IV) od 28. marta 1947, kao i za regionalne organizacije za ekonomsku integraciju koje su osnovale suverene države članice Komisije, koje su ovlašćene za vođenje pregovora, zaključivanje i primenu međunarodnih sporazuma u oblastima koje pokriva ovaj protokol, pod uslovom da su pomenute države i organizacije Strane Konvencije.
(3) 2. U oblastima pod njihovom nadležnošću, pomenute regionalne organizacije za ekonomsku integraciju su u obavezi da u svoje ime koriste prava i ispunjavaju obaveze koje ovaj protokol pripisuje njihovim državama članicama. U tim slučajevima, države članice ovih organizacija nemaju pravo da pomenuta prava koriste pojedinačno.
(1) RATIFIKACIJA, PRIHVATANJE, ODOBRAVANJE
(2) I PRISTUPANJE
(3) 1. Ovaj protokol podleže ratifikaciji, prihvatanju ili odobravanju Strana potpisnica.
(4) 2. Ovaj protokol je otvoren za pristupanje od 21. decembra 1998. godine državama i organizacijama koje ispunjavaju uslove iz člana 15. stav 1.
(1) DEPOZITAR
(2) Instrumenta o ratifikaciji, prihvatanju, odobravanju ili pristupanju se deponuju kod Generalnog sekretara Ujedinjenih nacija, koji vrši funkciu Depozitara.
(1) STUPANJE NA SNAGU
(2) 1. Ovaj protokol stupa na snagu devedesetog dana nakon datuma deponovanja šesnaestog instrumenta ratifikacije, prihvatanja, odobravanja ili pristupanja kod Depozitara.
(3) 2. Za svaku državu ili organizaciju iz člana 15. stav 1. koja ratifikuje, prihvati ili odobri ovaj protokol ili mu pristupi nakon deponovanja šesnaestog instrumenta ratifikacije, prihvatanja, odobravanja ili pristupanja, Protokol stupa na snagu devedesetog dana nakon datuma deponovanja od strane te države ili organizacije svog instrumenta ratifikacije, prihvatanja, odobravanja ili pristupanja.
(1) POVLAČENJE
(2) U svakom trenutku nakon pet godina od datuma kada je ovaj protokol stupio na snagu za određenu Stranu, ta Strana se može povući iz njega davanjem pismenog obaveštenja Depozitaru. Svako takvo povlačenje stupa na snagu devedesetog dana nakon datuma njegovog prijema od strane Depozitara ili kasnijeg datuma, koji bude naveden u obaveštenju o povlačenju.
(1) AUTENTIČNI TEKSTOVI
(2) Original ovog protokola, čiji su engleski, francuski i ruski tekstovi podjednako autentični, deponuje se kod Generalnog sekretara Ujedinjenih nacija.
(3) POTVRĐUJUĆI ovo, dole potpisani, za to propisno ovlašćeni, potpisuju ovaj protokol.
(4) SAČINJENO U Arhusu (Danska), dvadeset četvrtog juna, hiljadu devet stotina devedeset osme godine.
(5) ANEKS I
(6) SUPSTANCE PREDVIĐENE ZA ELIMINACIJU
(7) Ukoliko nije drugačije navedeno ovim protokolom, ovaj Aneks ne primenjuje se na dole navedene supstance kada se pojave: (i) kao zagađujuće materije u proizvodima; ili (ii) u gotovim proizvodima koji su proizvedeni ili su bili u upotrebi pre datuma implementacije, ili (iii) kao hemikalije intermedijeri na određenoj lokaciji koje učestvuju u proizvodnji jedne ili više različitih supstanci i na taj način su hemijski izmenjeni. Ukoliko nije drugačije naznačeno, svaka dole navedena obaveza, stupa na snagu po stupanju na snagu ovog protokola.
(8) Supstanca
(9) Zahtevi primene
(10) Eliminacija iz
(11) Uslovi
(12) Aldrin
(13) CAS broj: 309-00-2
(14) Proizvodnje
(15) Nema ih
(16) Upotrebe
(17) Nema ih
(18) Hlordan
(19) CAS broj: 57-74-9
(20) Proizvodnje
(21) Nema ih
(22) Upotrebe
(23) Nema ih
(24) Hlordekan
(25) CAS broj: 143-50-0
(26) Proizvodnje
(27) Nema ih
(28) Upotrebe
(29) Nema ih
(30) DDT
(31) CAS broj: 50-29-3
(32) Proizvodnje
(33) 1. Eliminacija proizvodnje u roku od godinu dana od postignutog konsenzusa Strana da su pogodne alternative za DDT dostupne za zaštitu javnog zdravlja od bolesti poput malarije i encefalitisa.
(34) 2. Sa stavom da je neophodna eliminacija proizvodnje DDT što je pre to moguće, Strane će, najkasnije godinu dana nakon stupanja na snagu ovog protokola i povremeno nakon toga, po potrebi, a u konsultaciji sa Svetskom zdravstvenom organizacijom, Organizacijom Ujedinjenih nacija za hranu i poljoprivredu i Programom Ujedinjenih nacija za životnu sredinu izvršiti pregled dostupnosti i izvodljivosti alternativa i, ukoliko je pogodno, promovisati komercijalizaciju sigurnije i ekonomski održive aternative za DDT.
(35) Upotrebe
(36) Nema ih, osim ako su navedeni u Aneksu II.
(37) Dieldrin
(38) CAS broj: 60-51-1
(39) Proizvodnje
(40) Nema ih
(41) Upotrebe
(42) Nema ih
(43) Endrin
(44) CAS broj: 72-20-8
(45) Proizvodnje
(46) Nema ih
(47) Upotrebe
(48) Nema ih
(49) Heptahlor
(50) CAS broj: 76-44-8
(51) Proizvodnje
(52) Nema ih
(53) Upotrebe
(54) Nema ih, osim za upotrebu od strane lica ovlašćenog za kontrolu mrava iz porodice Solenopsis, a posebno S. geminata ili S. saevissima, u zatvorenim industrijskim električnim razvodnim kutijama. Takvo korišćenje će se ponovo proceniti na osnovu ovog protokola najkasnije dve godine nakon stupanja na snagu.
(55) Heksabrombifenil
(56) CAS broj: 36355-01-8
(57) Proizvodnje
(58) Nema ih
(59) Upotrebe
(60) Nema ih
(61) Heksahlorbenzen
(62) CAS broj: 118-74-1
(63) Proizvodnje
(64) Nema ih, osim za proizvodnju za ograničene svrhe kao što je navedeno u izjavi deponovanoj od strane države sa privredom u tranziciji nakon potpisivanja ili pristupanja.
(65) Upotrebe
(66) Nema ih, osim za ograničenu upotrebu , kao što je navedeno u izjavi deponovanoj od strane države sa privredom u tranziciji nakon potpisivanja ili pristupanja.
(67) Mireks
(68) CAS broj: 2385-85-5
(69) Proizvodnje
(70) Nema ih
(71) Upotrebe
(72) Nema ih
(73) PCB a/
(74) Proizvodnje
(75) Nema ih, osim za države sa privredom u tranziciji koje će prekinuti proizvodnju u najkraćem mogućem roku, a najkasnije 31. decembra 2005. godine, i koje su potvrdile u izjavi deponovanoj zajedno sa njihovim dokumentom o potvrđivanju, prihvatanju, davanju saglasnosti ili pristupanju svoju nameru da tako postupe.
(76) Upotrebe
(77) Nema ih, osim ako su navedeni u Aneksu II.
(78) Toksafen
(79) CAS broj: 8001-35-2
(80) Proizvodnje
(81) Nema ih
(82) Upotrebe
(83) Nema ih
(84) a/ Potpisnice su saglasne da od 31. decembra 2004. godine u Protokolu preispitaju proizvodnju i korišćenje polihlorovanih terpfenila i „ugiles”-a.
(85) ANEKS II
(86) SUPSTANCE ZA KOJE JE PREDVIĐENO OGRANIČENJE UPOTREBE
(87) Ukoliko nije drugačije navedeno u ovom protokolu, ovaj Aneks se ne primenjuje na dole navedene supstance kada se one javljaju kao: (i) zagađujuće materije u proizvodima; ili (ii) u gotovim proizvodima koji su proizvedeni ili su bili u upotrebi pre datuma implementacije, ili (iii) kao hemikalije intermedijeri na određenoj lokaciji koje učestvuju u proizvodnji jedne ili više različitih supstanci i na taj način su hemijski izmenjeni. Ukoliko nije drugačije naznačeno, svaka dole navedena obaveza, stupa na snagu po stupanju na snagu ovog protokola.
(88) Supstanca
(89) Uslovi primene
(90) Ograničeno za upotrebu
(91) Uslovi
(92) DDT
(93) CAS broj: 50-29-3
(94) 1. Za zaštitu javnog zdravlja od bolesti kao što su malarija i encefalitis.
(95) 2. Kao intermedijer u proizvodnji dikofola.
(96) 1. Dozvoljeno korišćenje samo kao komponente strategije integrisanog upravljanja bolestima i štetočinama u poljoprivrednoj proizvodnji, i samo u neophodnom obimu i samo do godinu dana nakon datuma izbacivanja iz proizvodnje, u skladu sa Aneksom I.
(97) 2. Takvo korišćenje će biti preispitano najkasnije u roku od dve godine nakon stupanja na snagu ovog protokola.
(98) HCH
(99) CAS broj: 608-73-1
(100) Tehnički HCH (tj. smeša HCH izomera) je ograničen na upotrebu kao intermedijer u proizvodnji hemikalija.
(101) Proizvodi u kojima je najmanje 99% HCH izomera u gama obliku (tj. lindan, CAS broj: 58-89-9) su ograničeni na sledeće upotrebe:
(102) 1. tretiranje semena;
(103) 2. upotrebu u zemljištu koja je odmah praćena ugrađivanjem u površinski sloj tla;
(104) 3. stručnu obradu i industrijsko tretiranje drvne građe;
(105) 4. insekticide za potrebe javnog zdravlja i veterine;
(106) 5. na ograničenom prostoru za sadnice drveća, male travnjake, i za spoljnu i unutrašnju upotrebu na sadnim materijalima i ukrasa;
(107) 6. u industrijskom i stambenom zatvorenom prostoru.
(108) Sve ograničene upotrebe lindana će biti preispitane, ovim protokolom, najkasnije dve godine nakon stupanja na snagu.
(109) PCB a/
(110) PCB u upotrebi na dan stupanja na snagu ili proizvedeni do 31. decembra 2005. godine u skladu sa odredbama Aneksa I.
(111) Strane će učiniti odlučne napore da dovedu do:
(112) (a) Eliminacije iz upotrebe PCB identifikovanih u opremi (npr. transformatorima, kondenzatorima ili drugoj opremi koja sadrži tečnosti) koja sadrži PCB u zapremini većoj od 5 dm3 i imaju koncentraciju od 0,05% PCB ili veću, u najkraćem mogućem roku ali najkasnije do 31. decembra 2010. godine, odnosno 31. decembra 2015. godine za države sa privredom u tranziciji;
(113) (b) Uništavanja ili dekontaminacije na za životnu sredinu prihvatljiv način svih tečnih PCB pomenutih u tački (a) i ostalih tečnosti koje sadrže više od 0,005% PCB koji nisu u opremi, u najkraćem mogućem roku, a najkasnije do 31. decembra 2015. godine ili najkasnije do 31. decembra 2020. godine, za države sa privredom u tranziciji;
(114) (c) Dekontaminaciju ili odlaganje opreme na koju se odnosi tačka (a) na po životnu sredinu prihvatljiv način.
(115) a/ Strane su saglasne da se preispitaju pod Protokolom do 31. decembra 2004. godine proizvodnja i korišćenje polihlorovanih terfenila i „ugiles”-a.
(116) ANEKS III
(117) SUPSTANCE IZ ČLANA 3, STAV 5 (a), I REFERENTNA GODINA ZA UTVRĐIVANJE OBAVEZE
(118) Supstanca
(119) Referentna godina
(120) PAHs a/
(121) 1990. godina; ili neka druga godina između 1985. i 1995. godine zaključno, kako navede Strana prilikom ratifikacije, prihvatanja, odobravanja ili pristupanja.
(122) Dioksini/ furani b/
(123) 1990. godina; ili neka druga godina između 1985. i 1995. godine zaključno, kako navede Strana prilikom ratifikacije, prihvatanja, odobravanja ili pristupanja.
(124) Heksahlorbenzen
(125) 1990. godina; ili neka druga godina između 1985. i 1995. godine zaključno, kako navede Strana prilikom ratifikacije, prihvatanja, odobravanja ili pristupanja.
(126) a Policiklični aromatični ugljovodonici (PAHs): Za svrhe inventara emisije, koristiće se sledeća četiri indikatorska jedinjenja: benzo(a)piren, benzo(b)fluoranten, benzo(k)fluoranten, i indeno(1,2,3-sd) piren.
(127) b/ Dioksini i furani (PCDD/F): Polihlorovani dibenzo-r-dioksini (PCDD) i polihlorovani dibenzofurani (PCDF) su triciklična, aromatična jedinjenja sačinjena od dva benzenova prstena koji su povezani sa dva atoma kiseonika u PCDD i jednim atomom kiseonika u PCDF, a atomi vodonika mogu biti zamenjeni sa najviše osam atoma hlora.
(128) ANEKS IV
(129) GRANIČNE VREDNOSTI ZA PCDD/F IZ GLAVNIH STACIONARNIH IZVORA
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