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Annex C — Artisanal and small-scale gold mining National action plans Verdrag van Minamata inzake kwik

Artisanal and small-scale gold mining National action plans

1. Each Party that is subject to the provisions of paragraph 3 of Article 7 shall include in its national action plan:

a) National objectives and reduction targets;

b) Actions to eliminate:

(i) Whole ore amalgamation;

(ii) Open burning of amalgam or processed amalgam;

(iii) Burning of amalgam in residential areas; and

(iv) Cyanide leaching in sediment, ore or tailings to which mercury has been added without first removing the mercury;

c) Steps to facilitate the formalization or regulation of the artisanal and small-scale gold mining sector;

d) Baseline estimates of the quantities of mercury used and the practices employed in artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing within its territory;

e) Strategies for promoting the reduction of emissions and releases of, and exposure to, mercury in artisanal and small-scale gold mining and processing, including mercury-free methods;

f) Strategies for managing trade and preventing the diversion of mercury and mercury compounds from both foreign and domestic sources to use in artisanal and small scale gold mining and processing;

g) Strategies for involving stakeholders in the implementation and continuing development of the national action plan;

h) A public health strategy on the exposure of artisanal and small-scale gold miners and their communities to mercury. Such a strategy should include, inter alia, the gathering of health data, training for health-care workers and awareness-raising through health facilities;

i) Strategies to prevent the exposure of vulnerable populations, particularly children and women of child-bearing age, especially pregnant women, to mercury used in artisanal and small-scale gold mining;

j) Strategies for providing information to artisanal and small-scale gold miners and affected communities; and

k) A schedule for the implementation of the national action plan.

2. Each Party may include in its national action plan additional strategies to achieve its objectives,

including the use or introduction of standards for mercury-free artisanal and small-scale gold mining and market-based mechanisms or marketing tools.

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Verdrag van Minamata inzake kwik
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Verdrag
Geldend vanaf
25-04-2025
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BWBV0006298
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2025-04-25_0

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