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Chemical selection related to resource level

Limited resources Chemicals banned or restricted with risk assessments available from international organisations or with other relevant assessments, e.g. risk profile from the Stockholm Convention. Chemicals identified as national priority if a risk assessment is available or a donor supports the risk assessment with external expertise. Medium resources

As for limited, plus:

  • Chemicals banned and restricted in other countries based upon published risk assessments if the chemicals are known to be present in the country, for example, from an information request to industry or through an export notification received under the Rotterdam Convention.
  • Chemicals proposed for listing under the Stockholm Convention with a risk profile/risk assessment.
  • All other chemicals identified as candidates for risk reduction measures.
  • New Chemicals for producing countries: All new chemicals produced or produced and marketed in a country and all new chemicals imported into a country above a threshold quantity (e.g. 1 ton/year) per producer or importer that have not been produced in or imported into the country before a set date.
High resources All new ( for producing countries) and existing chemicals produced or produced and marketed in a country and all new and existing chemicals imported into a country above a certain threshold quantity (for example above 1 ton/year) per producer or importer.
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