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REPUBLIC OF LEBANON MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT Republic of Lebanon Ministry of Environment 2017 This document should be referenced as: MoE/UNEP/GEF (2017) - National Implementation Plan on Persistent Organic Pollutants. Lebanon Copyright © 2017 by the Ministry of Environment – United Nations Environment Programme This report may be reproduced in whole or in part without special permission, provided acknowledgement of the source is made and the reproduction is not sold. Disclaimer The contents of this document are the sole responsibility of its authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinion of the Ministry of Environment or the United Nations Environment Programme who will not accept any liability derived from its use. The authors and editors do not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this report, although they have executed best efforts to present the information accurately. Thus, the information contained in this report is provided for reference only. This report can be used for research, teaching and pri- vate study purposes. Please give credit where it is due. National Implementation Plan on Persistent Organic Pollutants Reference project Review and Update of the National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Republic of Lebanon Executed by Ministry of Environment Funded by Global Environment Facility Implemented by United Nations Environment Programme Project Management Unit Lama Mghames, Project Manager Nathalie Karam, Project Assistant Project Focal Point Samar Malek, Acting Head of Service of Environmental Technology Recruited Consultants / Firms Earth Link and Advanced Resources Development (ELARD) s.a.l. (www.elard-group.com) Dr. Roland Weber, POPs Environmental Consulting Design and Printing Haber Printing sarl 4 National Implementation Plan on Persistent Organic Pollutants FOREWORD This is the second “National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollut- ants (POPs)” that has been published to date. This publication offers an opportunity to reaffirm Lebanon’s commitment towards sustainable development and management of Persistent Organic Pollutants, in words and in deeds, through the adoption by the Lebanese state of a series of objectives and actions set out in the National Implementation Plan, and the constant en- deavors to implement them efficiently. Ever since the Government of Lebanon ratified the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in 2001, the Ministry of Environment has deployed extensive efforts in promoting its implementation. Over the last years, Lebanon made considerable progress in shaping the legal, institutional and technical framework related to the chemicals management. However, it became clear to the Ministry of Environment that a new way of working and of addressing this sector should be sought. This 2017 National Implementation Plan is a rich snapshot to date of the developments that have taken place in Lebanon on the chemicals management (including POPs). This publication is a culmination of the efforts made by different Lebanese institutions in addressing one of the key environmental priorities in Lebanon. Therefore, it has aimed at providing a strategic basis for addressing the chemicals management (including POPs) in Lebanon. Through the official submission of this report, we now have the opportunity to pave a new path for better chem- icals management and further compliance to Stockholm Convention. Yet, we count on our partners, within the public and private sectors, in orienting their decisions, actions, and research towards a better environmental sound management of chemicals especially POPs. Tarek El Khatib Minister of Environment ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 5 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This report comes within the project “Review and Update of the National Implementation Plan for the Stock- holm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Republic of Lebanon”. The project team would like to express its gratitude to all public and private institutions for their fruitful cooper- ation and assistance in documenting relevant information and in developing the action plan. We wish to extend our recognition to all the entities which provided data for all the sectoral assessments and provided inputs throughout the process. A great deal of gratitude goes to the project Steering Committee members namely Mrs. Samar Malek, Mrs. Olfat Hamdan and Mrs. Viviane Sassine (Ministry of Environment), Eng. Lama Haidar and Eng. Rima Chehny (Ministry of Agriculture), Eng. Chantal Akl (Ministry of Industry), Eng. Dahlia Mansour (Ministry of Public Health), Eng. Khadija Noureddine (Ministry of Energy and Water), Eng. Marwan Khaddaj (Ministry of Labor), Eng. Zah- ra Ramadan (Ministry of Public Works and Transport), Mrs. Joelle Nacouzi and Mrs. Raghida Harb (Customs Authority), and Eng. Jihad Ghadieh, Eng. Fatima Harakeh and Eng. Wassim Nasr (Electricité du Liban). Our deep appreciation goes to the Thematic Task Team members who provided expert judgment to the project team namely Dr. Adla Jammoul, Mrs. Amal Koubeissy, Mrs. Samar Khalil, Dr. Salem Hayyar, Dr. Farouk Jaber and Dr. Aline Ghanem. We acknowledge all individuals from the following institutions who provided data and support: Ministry of In- terior and Municipalities (Traffic, Trucks and Vehicles Management Authority and General Directorate of Civil Defense), Ministry of Economy and Trade, Climate Change Project (MoE / UNDP), Lebanon Environmental Pollution Abatement Project – LEPAP (MoE / UNDP), Environmental Resources Monitoring Project (MoE / UNDP), Association of Lebanese Industrialists (ALI), Association of Importers and Distributors of Supplies for Agricultural Production in Lebanon (ASPLANTE), Lebanese Standards Institution (LIBNOR), Association of Car Importers in Lebanon, World Health Organization (WHO) and Food and Agriculture Organization – Leba- non (FAO). Finally, the Ministry of Environment would like to thank UNEP / GEF for funding the development of the second national implementation plan and its related assessments. 6 National Implementation Plan on Persistent Organic Pollutants ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS ACTS Advanced Construction Technology Services AFFF Aqueous Film Forming Foams ALI Association of Lebanese Industrialists AQMS Air Quality Monitoring System AR-AFFF Alcohol Resistant - Aqueous Film Forming Foams AUB American University of Beirut BAT Best Available Technology BEP Best Environmental Practice BIA Beirut International Airport BMI Body Mass Index CAS Central Administrative for Statistics CBA Cost Benefit Analysis CDR Council for Development and Reconstruction CDW Construction and Demolition Waste CEPF Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund CO2 Carbon Dioxide CoM Council of Ministers COP Conference of Parties CRT Cathode Ray Tube DAS Data Acquisition System DDT Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane DGO Directorate General of Oil DGUP Directorate General of Urban Planning DSST Doctoral School for Science and Technology EBML Establishment of the Water of Beirut and Mount Lebanon ECD Electron Capture Detector EDL Electricité Du Liban EEE Electrical and Electronic Equipment EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ELV Emission Limit Value Elv End of Life Vehicle EPS Expanded Polystyrene ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS 7 ERML Environmental Resources Monitoring in Lebanon Project ESIA Environmental and Social Impact Assessment EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FFFP Film-Forming Fluoro-Protein Foams FHS Faculty of Health Sciences FP Fluoro-Protein Foams GC Gas Chromatography GCC Gulf Cooperation Council GDP Gross Domestic Products GEF Global Environment Facility GHS Global Harmonized System GoL Government of Lebanon HBB Hexabromobiphenyl HBCD Hexabromocyclododecane HCB Hexachlorobenzene HCBD Hexachlorobutadiene HCF Health Care Facility HCH Hexachlorocyclohexane HCW Health Care Waste HCWT Health Care Waste Treatment HFO Heavy Fuel Oil HIP High Impact Polystyrene HS Harmonized System IBA Important Bird Area IDAL Investment Development Authority for Lebanon IEE Initial Environmental Examination IP Implementation Package IPM Integrated Pest Management IRI Industrial Research Institute ISIC International Standard Industrial Classification KCN Potassium Cyanide 8 National Implementation Plan on Persistent Organic Pollutants KSA Kingdom of Saudi Arabia LAAS Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science LAOC Laboratory of Analysis of Organic Compounds LARI Lebanese Agricultural Research Institute LAU Lebanese American University LCA Lebanese Customs Authority LIBNOR Lebanese Standards Institution LP Lebanese Parliament LU Lebanese University MAB Man and Biosphere MASCO Middle East Airlines Maintenance Department MEA Middle East Airline MEAs Multilateral Environmental Agreements MJ Megajoules MoA Ministry of Agriculture MoC Ministry of Culture MoE Ministry of Environment MoEHE Ministry of Education and Higher Education MoET Ministry of Economy and Trade MoEW Ministry of Energy and Water MoI Ministry of Industry MoIM Ministry of Interior and Municipalities MoL Ministry of Labor MoPH Ministry of Public Health MoPWT Ministry of Public Works and Transport MoSA Ministry of Social Affairs MSDS Material Safety Data Sheet MSW Municipal Solid Waste MW Medical Waste NAOH Sodium Hydroxide NBSAP National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan NCSR National Council for Scientific Research ABBREVIATIONS & ACRONYMS 9 NDU Notre Dame University NGOs Non-Governmental Organizations NIP National Implementation Plan NIU National Implementation