Guidance for developing a National Implementation Plan for the

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Stockholm Convention

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United Nations Environment Programme

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1. Introduction .1

1.1 The Stockholm Convention.1

1.2 This document.1

1.3 Timeline 1

1.4 Structure and Use of the Guidance.2

2. General principles2

3. National Implementation Plans2

3.1 Obligation – contained in Article 7 of the Convention .3

3.2 Outputs.3

3.3 Primary Responsibility3

3.4 Stakeholders – Who and Why.3

3.5 Method – How.4

4. NIP Development - Summary of Phases4

5. Phase I – Establishment of Coordinating Mechanism and Process Organisation4

5.1 Objective.4

5.2 Outcomes.5

5.3 Primary Responsibility5

5.4 Stakeholders – Who and Why.5

5.5 Tasks6

5.6 Method and approach8

5.7 Available Guidance Documents8

6. Phase II – Establishment of POPs Inventories and Assessment of National Infrastructure and

Capacity8

6.1 Objectives.8

6.2 Outcome .9

6.3 Primary Responsibility9

6.4 Stakeholders – Who and Why.9

6.5 Tasks9

6.6 Method and approach11

6.7 Available Guidance Documents11

7. Phase III – Priority Assessment and Objective Setting 12

7.1 Objectives.12

7.2 Outcome .12

7.3 Primary Responsibility13

7.4 Tasks13

7.5 Method and Approach.13

7.6 Available Guidance Documents14

8. Phase IV – Formulation of National Implementation Plan. 14

8.1 Objective.14

8.2 Outcomes.14

8.3 Primary Responsibility14

8.4 Tasks14

8.5 Method and approach17

8.6 Guidance 18

9. Phase V – NIP Endorsement and Submission. 18

9.1 Objective.18

9.2 Outcome .19

9.3 Primary Responsibility19

9.4 Tasks19

9.5 Method and Approach.19

9.6 Available Guidance Documents20

10. Annex 1 21

11. Annex 2 32

12. Annex 3 35

13. Annex 4 37

14. Annex 5 39

15. Annex 6 43

16. Annex 7 45

17. Annex 8 47