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Republic of Armenia REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA Yerevan 2009 REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA National Chemicals Management Profile Yerevan 2009 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Abbreviations and acronyms…………………………………………………………………….............5 Executive Summary……………………………………………………………………… 9 Introduction………………………………………………………………………………12 Chapter 1: National Background Informa…………………………………………..14 1.1. PHYSICAL AND DEMOGRAPHIC CONTEXT ..................................................14 1.2. POLITICAL AND GEOGRAPHIC STRUCTURE OF THE COUNTRY ………...15 1.2.1. Political System, Official Language, and Administrative Division…………16 1.3 GEOGRAPHIC, DEMOGRAPHIC, AND ECONOMIC DATA ...........................17 1.3.1 Geographic structure of the Republic of Armenia…………………………17 1.3.2 Social and Demographic Status .................................... …………….....18 1.3.3 Economic situation ........................................................................ …..26 1.4 INDUSTRIAL AND AGRICULTURAL SECTORS .......................................28 1.4.1 Industrial Sector................................................................................... 28 1.4.2 Agricultural Sector ................................................................................ 60 Chapter 2: Chemical Production, Import, Export and Use……………………..76 2.1 CHEMICAL PRODUCTION, IMPORT AND EXPORT.......................................76 2.2. CHEMICALS USE IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA ........................................96 2.3 CHEMICAL WASTE GENERATION, USE AND DISPOSAL/REMOVAL IN ARMENIA ......................................................................................................................103 2.4 MONITORING ON ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION IN ARMENIA.....135 Chapter 3: Priority Concerns Related to Chemical Production, Import, Export and Use……………………………………………………………………………140 Chapter 4: Legal Instruments and other State Mechanisms for Managing Chemicals…………………………………………………………………….155 4.1. OVERVIEW OF NATIONAL LEGAL INSTRUMENTS REGULATING ISSUES OF CHEMICALS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT ..................................155 4.2 SUMMARY DESCRIPTION OF KEY LEGAL INSTRUMENTS RELATING TO CHEMICALS AND WASTES MANAGEMENT...............................................157 4.2.1 Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia: ......... 157 Legal Instruments on Regulation of Chemicals and Wastes ......................... 157 4.2.2. Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia: ......................... 160 Legislative instruments on Regulation of Chemicals and Wastes ................. 161 4.2.3 Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia: .......................... 162 Legal instruments on regulation of chemicals and wastes ................................... 163 4.2.4 Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia: ............................. 164 Legislative Instruments on Chemicals and Waste Regulation ............................. 165 4.2.5 Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Armenia: Legal instruments on regulation of chemicals and wastes……………………167 4.2.6 Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Armenia: Legislative instruments on regulation of chemical substances and wastes ………168 4.2.7 Ministry of Education and Science of the Republic of Armenia: Legal Regulation of chemicals and waste management ………………………………169 4 4.2.8. Local governing bodies/municipalities of the Republic of Armenia: Legislative instruments for chemicals and wastes regulation, including POPs …………………170 4.3 OVERVIEW OF THE EXISTING LEGISLATION FOR MANAGING CHEMICALS AND WASTES………………………………………………………….173 4.4 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE KEY APPROACHES AND PROCEDURES FOR CONTROL OF CHEMICALS AND WASTES .............................................................208 4.5 REVIEW OF THE WEAK POINTS OF LEGISLATIVE AND INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS OF CHEMICALS AND WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA ................................................................................................................222 4.6. SUGGESTIONS ON PERFECTION OF LEGISLATION AND STRENGTHENING INSTITUTIONAL MECHANISMS ON MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS AND WASTE IN THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA ...............................................................225 Chapter 5: Ministries, Agencies and Other Institutions Managing Chemicals…...233 5.1 RESPONSIBILITIES OF MINISTRIES, AGENCIES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS MANAGING CHEMICALS AND WASTES................................................................233 5.2.............. DESCRIPTION OF RESPONSIBILITIES: MINISTRIES AND AGENCIES MANAGING CHEMICALS AND WASTES................................................................234 Chapter 6: Relevant Activities of Industry, Public Interest Groups and the Research Sector………………………………………………………………………… 236 6.1............... LIST OF INSTITUTIONS AND ORGANIZATIONS PARTICIPATING IN PRODUCTION AND USE OF CHEMICALS ..............................................................236 Chapter 7: Inter-ministerial Commissions and Co-ordinating Mechanisms….245 7.1…….DESCRIPTION OF INTER-MINISTERIAL COMMISSIONS ......................245 Chapter 8: Data Access and Use……………………………………………….249 8.1. AVAILABILITY OF DATA FOR NATIONAL CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT .................………………………………………………………………………………249 8.2.. CHARACTER AND LOCATION OF NATIONAL DATA ON CHEMICALS AND WASTES.........................................................................................................................252 8.3 PROCEDURES FOR COLLECTING AND DISSEMINATING NATIONAL LOCAL DATA …………………………………………256 8.4 Availability of International Literature………………………………………...257 8.5 Availability of International Databases………………………………………..259 8.6. NATIONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE SYSTEM……………………..261 8.7 COMMENTS AND ANALYSIS……………………………………262 Chapter 9. Technical Infrastructure………………………………………… 264 9.1. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF LABORATORY INFRASTRUCTURE .............264 Chapter 10: Emergency Preparedness 278 Chapter 11: International Linkages 283 11.1……. CO-OPERATION AND INVOLVEMENT WITH INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, BODIES AND AGREEMENTS ..................................................283 11.2 PARTICIPATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA IN PROJECTS RELEVANT TO CHEMICALS AND WASTES MANAGEMENT ............................294 Chapter 12: Awareness and Understanding of Workers and the Public 302 Chapter 13: Resources Available and Needed for Chemicals Management 304 References………………………………………………………………………… 311 5 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS AMD Armenian Drams BAT Best Available Techniques/ Technology BEP Best Environmental Practice(s) CIS Commonwealth of Independent States CJSC Closed Joint Stock Company Co. company CO2 Carbon oxide CC FEA Codes of Commodity Classification for Foreign Economic Activity CS capsule suspensions DDD dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane DDE dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene DDT dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4- chlorophenyl)ethane) DP dustable powder EC emulsifiable concentrate EPAC Environmental Public Advocacy Center etc. et cetera (and so forth) EU European Union FAO Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FY Fiscal Year GATT General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade GDP Gross Domestic Product GEF Global Environment Facility GINC Global Information Network on Chemicals GR granules HCH Hexachlorcyclohexane i.e. id est (that is) 6 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS IFCS Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety ILO International Labour Organization IPCS/EC International Programme on Chemical Safety/ Commission of the European Union IRPTC International Register of Potentially Toxic Chemicals ISIC (code) International Standard Industrial Classification (of Economic Activity) JSC Joint Stock Company MACs Maximum Allowable Concentrations mln million mlrd milliard NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO SfP NATO Science for Peace Programme NEAP National Environmental Action Plan of the Republic of Armenia NGO Non-Governmental Organization NIP National Implementtaion Plan NIS Newly Independent States NO Nitrogen oxide NO2 Nitrogen dioxide OCP Organochlorine Pesticide ODSs Ozone Depleting Substances OECD Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development OJSC Open Joint Stock Company OPP Organophosphorus Pesticide PCBs Polychlorinated Biphenyls PIC Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants PRTR Pollutant Release and Transfer Register RA Republic of Armenia 7 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS R&D Research and Development QSP Quick Start Programme SAICM Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management SAEFL Swiss Agency for the Environment, Forests and Landscapes SCJSC State Closed Joint Stock Company SI International System of Units SNCO State Non-Commercial Organization SO2 Sulphur dioxide STN Scientific and Technical Information Network TACIS Technical Aid to the Commonwealth of Independent States thsd thousand TPP Thermal power plant UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNECE United Nations Economic Committee for Europe UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNEP DTIE UNEP Division of Technology, Industry and Economics UNEP IE/PAC UNEP Industry and Environment Programme Activity Centre UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNITAR United Nations Institute for Training and Research US United States USD United States dollar USSR Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics WHO World Health Organization WP wettable powders WTO World Trade Organization WWF World Wildlife Fund 2,4,5-T 2,4,5-Trichlorophenoxyacetic acid ( a synthetic
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