Guidelines on best available techniques and provisional guidance on best environmental practices relevant to Article 5 and Annex C of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
The work to update the guidelines and guidance BAT and BEP relevant to Article 5 and Annex C to the Convention has been identified by the experts as a priority area of work within their workplan.
The following two sections have been identified as a priority area of work and are being updated with the support of the
expert roster and taking into account comments received from Parties and observers:
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Section V.C Production of pulp using elemental chlorine or chemicals generating elemental chlorine
- Section VI.F Specific chemical production processes releasing chemicals listed in Annex C
Parties and observers were invited to submit comments by 16 September 2024 on the July/August 2024 versions of these guidance (see below).