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Updated National Implementation Plan for The REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA Updated National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) Yerevan 2017 1 GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA PROTOCOL DECISION No. 49 December 8, 2016 “On Approval of the List of Activities to be implemented in 2016-2020 within the National Program for Implementation of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Republic of Armenia" PRIME MINISTER OF THE REPUBLIC OF Karen Karapetyan ARMENIA December 27, 2016 Yerevan 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS pages ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 5 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 8 Part 1. COUNTRY BASELINE 13 1.1 Country Profile 13 1.1.1 Geography and Population 13 1.1.2 Political and Economic Overview 14 1.1.3 Characteristics of the Economy Branches 16 Part 2. INSTITUTIONAL, POLICY AND REGULATORY 25 FRAMEWORK 2.1 Environmental policy, sustainable development policy and 25 general legislative framework 2.2 International Commitments and Obligations 27 2.3 Description of existing legislation and regulations addressing 31 POPs (manufactured chemicals and unintentionally produced POPs) 2.4 Legislative Documents Relevant to Stockholm Convention 34 2.5 Competences of State Bodies in Chemicals and Waste 43 Management 2.5.1 Competences of the Government of the Republic of Armenia in 43 Chemicals and Wastes Management 2.5.2 Competences of Republic of Armenia Ministry of Nature 43 Protection in Chemicals and Wastes Management 2.5.3 Competences of Republic of Armenia Ministry of Nature 44 Protection in Chemicals and Wastes Management 2.5.4 Competences of Republic of Armenia Ministry of Emergency 45 Situations in chemicals and wastes management 2.5.5 Competences of Republic of Armenia Ministry of Transport, 45 Communications and Information Technologies in chemicals and wastes management 2.5.6 Competences of Republic of Armenia Ministry of Agriculture in 45 chemicals and wastes management 46 2.5.7 Competences of local self-government bodies in chemicals and wastes management 2.5.8 Competences of regional government bodies in chemicals and 46 wastes management Part 3. ASSESSMENT OF THE POPS ISSUE IN THE 47 REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA 3.1 Assessment of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) pesticides, including Endosulfan (Annex A, Part I chemicals): historical, 47 current, and projected future production, use, import, and export; existing policy and regulatory framework; summary of 3 available monitoring data (environment, food, humans) and health impacts 3.2 Assessment of PCBs (Annex A, Part II chemicals) 52 3.2.1 PCB Monitoring 57 3.3 Assessment of POP-PBDEs (Annex A, Part IV and Part V 58 chemicals) and HBB (Annex A, Part I chemicals) 3.3.1 Assessment of PBDEs in CRT TV and computer monitors 59 3.4 Assessment with respect to Annex B chemicals (DDT) 60 3.5 Assessment of PFOS, its salts and PFOSF (Annex B, Part III 61 chemicals) 3.6 Assessment of releases from unintentional production of Annex 68 C chemicals (PCDD/PCDF, HCB, PCBs and PeCB) 3.7 Information on the state of knowledge on POPs stockpiles, 77 contaminated sites and wastes, identification, likely numbers, relevant regulations, guidances, remediation measures, and data on releases from sites 3.7.1 POPs pesticides 77 3.7.2 Detailed information on obsolete pesticide stocks 82 3.7.3 Potential Pesticides Contaminated Sites 84 3.7.4 Potential PCB Contaminated Sites 85 3.7.5 Priority contaminated site: Nubarashen obsolete pesticides burial 86 site 3.7.6 Summary of future production, use and releases of POPs – 89 requirements for exemptions 3.7.7 Existing programmes for monitoring releases of POPs and 91 environmental and human health impacts Part 4. STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN ELEMENTS ON 94 THE NATIONAL IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 4.1 Policy Statement 94 4.2 Implementation strategy 95 4.2.1 Overview 95 4.2.2 NIP Implementation Objectives 95 4.2.3 General outcomes of the NIP Implementation 96 4.2.4 Implementation Principles 96 4.2.5 Priorities and Conditionality 97 4.2.6 Institutional/Organizational Arrangements and Responsibility 98 LIST OF ANNEXES 99 Annex 1. National Programme of Activities to be Implemented under the “National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on 100 Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Republic of Armenia, 2016-2020” Annex 2. List of scientific papers published in proceedings of international 121 conferences, periodicals (2005-2014) Annex 3. Mass-Media Coverage 126 References 128 4 ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS a Annual; annually AMD Armenian Drams BAT Best Available Techniques BEP Best Environmental Practice CIS Commonwealth of Independent States DDD Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethane DDE Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene DDT Dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (1,1,1-trichloro-2,2-bis(4- chlorophenyl)ethane) EDU Ministry of Education and Science, RoA EEE Electrical and electronic equipment GDP Gross Domestic Product GEF Global Environment Facility HCB Hexachlorobenzene HCH Hexachlorocyclohexane HPP Hydropower plant MA, RoA Ministry of Agriculture of the Republic of Armenia MAC Maximum allowable concentration MEDI Ministry of Economic Development and Investments, RoA MEINR, RoA Ministry of Energy Infrastructures and Natural Resources, RoA MES, RoA Ministry of Emergency Situations, RoA MH, RoA Ministry of Health of the Republic of Armenia MNP, RoA Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Armenia mln Million MTAD Ministry of Territorial Administration and Development, RoA 5 NAS National Academy of Science, RoA NATO North Atlantic Treaty Organization NGO Non-governmental organization NIP National Implementtaion Plan OCP Organochlorine Pesticide PBB Polybrominated biphenyls PBDE Polybrominated diphenyl ethers PCBs Polychlorinated biphenyls Polychlorinated terphenyls PCT PeCB Pentachlorobenzene PCDD/PCDF Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzo-furans PFOS Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid POPs Persistent Organic Pollutants RoA Republic of Armenia SRCG State Revenue Committee by the Government of RoA SRPP State Regional Power Plant TEQ Toxic equivalent ths Thousand UN United Nations UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNEP United Nations Environment Programme UNIDO United Nations Industrial Development Organization USSR Union of Soviet Socialistic Republics WEEE Waste electrical and electronic equipment 6 Units g gram kg kilogram ha hectare m meter km kilometer sq.km square kilometer L Liter mg milligram mcg/kg microgram/kilogram mcg/L microgram/Liter mg/L milligram/Liter ppm part per million 7 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are organic substances that possess toxic properties, resist degradation (exhibit persistence) in the environment for a long period of time; POPs are bioaccumulated and transported through air across international boundaries and deposited far from the release site. They represent a potential threat to the environment and human health; initiating global actions is necessary to eliminate POPs production, placing on the market, as well as to reduce their emissions to the environment. The Republic of Armenia (RoA) signed the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants on the 23rd of May 2001 and ratified it on October 22, 2003. Armenia, as a Party to the Stockholm Convention, must fulfill obligations relating to the implementation of the Convention. According to the decision of the RoA Government “On implementation of the RoA obligations on Stockholm Convention signed May 23, 2001” (No. 1483-N dated October 29, 2004) the Ministry of Nature Protection of RoA is competent (authorized) national authority for the implementation of the country's obligations under the Stockholm Convention. In accordance with Article 7 of the Stockholm Convention “National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants” (2005-2010) was prepared. After the inclusion of new POPs in the annexes to the POPs Convention a country must review and update the National Implementation Plan taking into consideration management of new POPs as well. In this regard, by the order of the RoA Minister of Nature Protection “On Establishment of Inter-ministerial/Inter-Agency Committee for Implementation of Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Personal Membership and Working Order of the Committee” (No. 86-A dated April 22, 2015), the National Coordinating Committee (NCC) was established including representatives of relevant concerned institutions, professional organizations, the academic community (the scientists at large) and non-governmental organizations, which have the task to update, change and complement the “National Implementation Plan for Management of Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in the Republic of Armenia”. This document is an updated version of the “National Plan for the management of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in the Republic of Armenia, 2016 – 2020”, which includes further measures and activities for the 12 initial POPs 8 and future measures to be carried out regarding 10 new POPs listed in the Annex to Stockholm Convention. .The 12 initial POPs are: Aldrin, Dieldrin, DDT, Endrin, Chlordane, Heptachlor, Hexachlorobenzene (HCB), Mirex, Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), Toxaphene, Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins and dibenzofurans (PCDD/PCDF). The 10 new POPs are: Alpha and Beta hexachlorocyclohexane (alpha-HCH and beta-HCH), Chlordecone, Hexabromobiphenyl, Hexa- and Heptabromodiphenyl ether (hexaBDE and heptaBDE), Lindane (Gamma- HCH), Pentachlorobenzene (PeCB), Endosulfan, Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and its derivatives, Tetra- and Pentabromodiphenyl ether (TetraBDE
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