To develop effective strategies for the elimination of short-chain chlorinated paraffins (SCCPs) and the environmentally sound management of products, stockpiles, materials in recycling and wastes containing SCCPs, parties to the Stockholm Convention need to understand their national situation concerning these chemicals. Such information can be obtained through an inventory of SCCPs. The establishment of inventories is thus one of the important phases in the development of national implementation plans (NIPs).
The guidance is designed to provide a step-by-step and tiered approach that can be followed and implemented by a wide variety of users. A five-step approach is provided for the overall inventory from the planning stage to preparation of the inventory report. A tiered approach (Tier I Initial assessment; Tier II Basic Inventory; Tier III In-depth inventory) provides the flexibility to countries with different capacities to develop an inventory.
The target audience is the national focal points of the Stockholm Convention and those involved in the process for NIP review and update, in particular the task teams and coordinators responsible for establishing the inventory. The document and inventory will also be of interest to other stakeholders concerned with the management and elimination of SCCPs.
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