NATIONAL PROFILE for CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT (Updated 2008)
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Project: Updating a National Chemicals Management Profile, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment and Holding of a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop in Serbia (MOA No: G.CWM.2007G32) First phase of the project: Updating a National Chemicals Management Profile NATIONAL PROFILE FOR CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT (Updated 2008) Belgrade The project “Updating National Chemicals Management Profiles, Development of a National SAICM Capacity Assessment, and Holding of a National SAICM Priority Setting Workshop” in Serbia was developed with the technical assistance of the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and the financial support of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Quick Start Programme Trust Fund. 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction ....................................................................................................................................7 I CHAPTER: BACKGROUND INFORMATION ABOUT SERBIA ........................................14 1.1 Geographic, Natural and Demographic Characteristics .....................................................14 1.2 Political / Geographic Structure.........................................................................................16 1.3 Industrial and Agricultural Sector ......................................................................................18 1.4 Employment in Main Industries ........................................................................................21 II CHAPTER: CHEMICALS PRODUCTION, IMPORT, EXPORT AND USE ......…...………23 2.1 Chemicals Production, Import and Export..........................................................................23 2.1.1 The Most Important Producers of Chemicals in Serbia ...........................................24 2.2 Chemicals Use...................................................................................................................27 2.2.1 Use of Pesticides and Fertilizers ............................................................................27 2.3 Chemical Waste.................................................................................................................27 2.3.1 Inland movement of waste ……………………………………………………… ..28 2.3.2 Transboundary movement of waste ………………………………………….…….28 2.4 Overview of facilities producing, using, trading, storing and disposing of dangerous chemicals ……………………………………………………………………...29 2.5 Overview of waste recycling facilities ……………………………………………….……..35 III CHAPTER: PRIORITY CONCERNS IN TERMS OF CHEMICALS PRODUCTION, IMPORT, EXPORT AND USE........................................................................39 3.1 Priority Concerns in terms of Chemicals Production, Import, Export and Use....................39 3.1.1 Air Pollution in the Republic of Serbia ...................................................................42 3.1.2 Water Pollution in the Republic of Serbia...............................................................44 3.1.3 Land Pollution of the Republic of Serbia................................................................45 3.1.4 Dangerous Waste ...................................................................................................47 3.1.5 Chemical Accidents in Transport and Industry .......................................................48 3.1.6 Contaminated Location on the Territory of Serbia ..................................................49 3.1.7 Impact of the Environemnt Pollution to the Health ................................................50 3.2 Comments and Reccomendations ......................................................................................53 IV CHAPTER:LEGAL INSTRUMENTS AND OTHER NON-REGULATORY MECHANISMS FOR MANAGING CHEMICALS ...................................................................56 4.1 Review of Serbian Legislation in terms of Managing Chemicals .......................................56 4.1.1 New Law and By-Laws in the Process of Drafting .................................................81 4.2 Review of National Strategies, Programs and Plans Concerning Chemicals Management..82 4.3 Summary of Key Approaches and Procedures in the Chemicals Control............................94 4.3.1 Prohibited or Controled Chemicals and Waste........................................................94 4.3.1.1 Toxic Substances ...............................................................................................94 4.3.1.2 Plant Protecting Agent ......................................................................................95 4.3.1.3 Waste .................................................................................................................98 4.3.2 Import and Export - PIC Procedure.........................................................................98 4.4 Comments and Reccomendations ......................................................................................99 V CHAPTER: MINISTRIES, AGENCIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS MANAGING CHEMICALS ...............................................................................................104 5.1 Description of Jurisdictions and Mandates of Government Bodies...................................104 5.1.1 Government Administration Bodies......................................................................104 5.1.2 Institutions in charge of Environmental Protection Monitoring ............................107 5.2 Comments and Reccomendations ....................................................................................108 3 VI CHAPTER: RELEVANT ACTIVITIES OF THE INDUSTRY, ACADEMIA AND NGO SECTOR........................................................................................................111 6.1 Description of Organizations/Programs ...........................................................................111 6.1.1 Industrial Sector...................................................................................................111 6.1.2 Serbian Chamber of Commerce ...........................................................................111 6.1.2.1 Association of chemical, pharmaceutical and rubber industry and non-metal industry ………………………………………………………………………………………..……111 6.1.3 Professional Associations.....................................................................................112 6.1.3.1 Serbian Chemical Society ................................................................................112 6.1.3.2 Serbian Association of Chemists and Chemical Engineers (SHTS) ...................112 6.1.3.3 Serbian Medical Society - Toxicological section ………………………………113 6.1.3.4 Serbian Pharmaceutical Society - Section for toxicological chemistry ….……..113 6.1.3.5 Sekopak…………………………………………………………………………114 6.1.4 Workers Associations...........................................................................................114 6.1.5 Non-governmental Environmental Organizations .................................................114 6.1.6 Consumer Protection Associations........................................................................114 6.1.7 Cleaner Production Centre ……….………………………………………………..115 6.2 Review of Experties in the Industrial, Academic and NGO Sectors..................................116 6.3 Comments and Reccomendations ....................................................................................116 VII CHAPTER: INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMISSIONS AND COORDINATING MECHANISMS.............................................................................................118 7.1 Inter-Ministerial Commissions and Coordinating Mechanisms ........................................118 7.2 Comments and Reccommendations .................................................................................125 VIII CHAPTER: DATA ACCESS AND USE .........................................................................127 8.1 National Data Location....................................................................................................127 8.2 Procedure for Collecting and Disseminating National / Local Data..................................129 8.3 Availability of International Literature ...........................................................................130 8.4 Availability of International and Local Data Base ...........................................................134 8.5 National Information Data Exchange Systems .................................................................135 8.5.1 Data Bases as Registers held by the line Ministries, Required by the Legal Regulations..........................................................................................................................135 8.6 Comments and Reccommendations .................................................................................137 IX CHAPTER: TECHNICAL INFRASTRUCTURE...............................................................139 9.1 Review of Laboratory Infrastructure for Chemical Testing ..............................................139 9.1.1 Procedure for Aquiring Licences for Testing Pesticides and Feritlizers.................150 9.1.2 Procedure for Aquiring Licences for Professional Organizations for Emission and Immission Measurements ....................................................................................................155 9.1.3 Procedure for Aquiring Licences for Professional Organizations for Waste Testing.... .............................................................................................................................159