5 Protocol bij het Verdrag van 1979 betreffende grensoverschrijdende luchtverontreiniging over lange afstand, inzake zware metalen
Upon receipt of a proposal prepared in accordance with paragraph 2, 3, or 4 above, and if the risk profile is deemed acceptable, the Parties shall, at a meeting of the Executive Body and by consensus, ensure that one or more technical reviews of the proposal are conducted if, on the basis of the proposal and any other relevant information submitted to the Executive Body, further consideration of the heavy metal, product, product group or product control measure is determined to be warranted. Any such technical reviews shall be in writing and evaluate:
a) For addition of a heavy metal to annex I:
(i) The monitoring or equivalent scientific evidence documenting long-range transboundary atmospheric transport from anthropogenic sources;
(ii) Whether emissions to the atmosphere of the heavy metal have the potential to lead to a bioavailable form which can accumulate or biomagnify to harmful levels;
(iii) Whether sufficient information exists that the levels resulting from the long-range transboundary atmospheric transport of the heavy metal have the potential to cause significant adverse effects on human health or the environment;
(iv) Information concerning the sources of the heavy metal in the atmosphere, including the use of products, estimates of the total emissions from these sources and the methodologies used; and
(v) Whether measures exist to reduce the risk of adverse effects on human health and/or the environment as a result of its long-range transboundary atmospheric transport, and whether they are technically feasible, as well as their associated effects and costs;
b) For addition of a product controle measure to annex VI:
(i) Whether the product or product group intentionally contains one or more of the heavy metals specified in annex I;
(ii) Whether atmospheric emissions occurring during manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use, and disposal of the product or product group, have the potential to lead to a bioavailable form and, taking into account controls in place at each point of this process, account for a significant contribution to total transboundary atmospheric emissions of a heavy metal specified in annex I within the UN/ECE region that cause adverse effects on human health or the environment; and
(iii) The extent to which the proposed measure reduces emissions, and an assessment of its costs, benefits, and, as appropriate, its efficacy and risks or the extent to which suitable alternative measures exist;
c) For addition of a product or product group to annex VII:
(i) Whether it intentionally contains one or more of the heavy metals specified in annex I;
(ii) The action taken by any Party to the Convention and its estimated efficiency in reducing emissions to the atmosphere of the heavy metal;
(iii) The rationale, emissions reduction, costs and benefits of this action; and
(iv) Whether its atmospheric emissions have the potential to lead to a bioavailable form, occurring during its manufacture, processing, distribution in commerce, use, and disposal, and taking into account controls in place at each point of this process, account for a significant contribution to total atmospheric emissions of a heavy metal specified in annex I within the territory of the Party to the Convention that cause adverse effects on human health or the environment.
- Regeling
- Protocol bij het Verdrag van 1979 betreffende grensoverschrijdende luchtverontreiniging over lange afstand, inzake zware metalen
- Soort
- Verdrag
- Geldend vanaf
- 08-02-2022
- BWB-id
- BWBV0001437
- Versie
- 2022-02-08_0