Review and update of the guidelines and guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices

Background

The process for the review and update of the guidelines and guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices is ongoing in accordance with decision SC-8/6 and is conducted by the experts nominated by parties and others through the joint Toolkit and best available techniques and best environmental practices expert roster. By decision SC-8/6 the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention adopted the terms of reference for and the workplan of the experts on the review and update of the guidelines on best available techniques and best environmental practices relevant to the persistent organic pollutants listed in Annex C and of the guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices relevant to the persistent organic pollutants listed in Annex A or Annex B to the Convention.

Working drafts

Interim working drafts of updated guidance are made available on this web page in accordance with the workplan for review and update. Comments and additional information relevant to the process for review and update of the guidelines and guidance should be submitted to the Secretariat.

December 2020 Draft for review

 

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Guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices for the use of for the use of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), and their related compounds listed under the Stockholm Convention, Draft for review, December 2020918.11 K
Guidance questions to facilitate input to the draft BAT/BEP Guidance PFOS/PFOA, December 202015.35 K

Comments on the above working draft are welcomed within a one-month period, by 31 January 2021.

Previous versions of the guidelines and guidance are accessible through the links below.

September 2020 Drafts for review

 

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Guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices for the use of hexabromocyclododecane listed with specific exemptions under the Stockholm Convention, Draft for review, September 2020280 K
Guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices relevant to the polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) listed under the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Draft for review, September 20202.82 MB
Guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices for the production and use of pentachlorophenol listed with specific exemptions under the Stockholm Convention, Draft for review, September 2020454.16 K

Comments on the above working drafts are welcomed within a two-month period, in accordance with the workplan adopted by decision SC-9/7, by 15 November 2020.

Previous versions of the guidelines and guidance are accessible through the links below.

Guidelines on best available techniques and guidance on best environmental practices relevant to Article 5 and Annex

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Guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices for the use of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and related chemicals listed under the Stockholm Convention

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Guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices for the recycling and waste disposal of articles containing polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) listed under the Stockholm Convention

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Draft guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices for the production and use of hexabromocyclododecane (HBCD) listed with specific exemptions under the Stockholm Convention

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Draft guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices for the production and use of pentachlorophenol listed with specific exemptions under the Stockholm Convention

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