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Management of POPs at the European level

The Stockholm Convention was ratified in November 2004. The European regulation no.2019/1021 from June 2019 implements the commitments made under the Convention. This...
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Between environmental toxicity and protection of public health

Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) is a pesticide that has had its heyday between 1940 and 1970. It was distributed to protect people (soldiers during the second world war or...
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Management of POPs at the international level

A major international agreement globally governs the production and use of POPs (Persistent Organic Pollutants): the Stockholm Convention. In light of these fearsome substances,...
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Management of the POPs in Belgium

Belgium ratified the Stockholm Convention in August 2006. The Belgian National Implementation Plan (NIP) was prepared and sent to the secretariat of the Convention in February...
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Nanomaterials: is there a single definition?

Nanomaterials are a complex matter. Right now there is no uniform definition which makes it possible to identify nanomaterials in a uniform manner. In October 2011 the European...
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Export and import of hazardous chemical products: the PIC procedure

As part of international trade, the abbreviation PIC (Prior Informed Consent) is used to designate an information exchange procedure between the exporting and importing countries...
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International requirements for import/export of hazardous chemical products

A single agreement globally governs the import and export of certain hazardous industrial chemicals and pesticides: the Rotterdam Convention. With growing...
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Europe is more demanding than the international community with regard to the import/export of hazardous chemical products

Europe is more demanding than the international community with regard to the import/export of hazardous chemicalsThe European chemical industry is one of the world’s largest...
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Focus is on the scope of application of the PIC regulations

The European regulation no. 649/2012 (PIC Regulation) on the exports and imports of hazardous chemicals is applicable to the products that:• are banned or severely restricted...
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Requirements of the PIC regulations for exporters

The European regulation no. 649/2012 ("PIC regulation") contains a set of 8 obligations for the exporters of hazardous chemicalsthat export outside the European Union: 1. ...