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Paragraphs in "Convention On Persistent Organic Pollutants" coded as SECF

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Art.4 Article 4
Art.4.1 1. A Register is hereby established for the purpose of identifying the Parties that have specific exemptions listed in Annex A or Annex B. It shall not identify Parties that make use of the provisions in Annex A or Annex B that may be exercised by all Parties. The Register shall be maintained by the Secretariat and shall be available to the public.
Art.4.2 2. The Register shall include:
Art.4.2.a (a) A list of the types of specific exemptions reproduced from Annex A and Annex B;
Art.4.2.b (b) A list of the Parties that have a specific exemption listed under Annex A or Annex B; and
Art.4.2.c (c) A list of the expiry dates for each registered specific exemption.
Art.4.3 3. Any State may, on becoming a Party, by means of a notification in writing to the Secretariat, register for one or more types of specific exemptions listed in Annex A or Annex B.
Art.4.4 4. Unless an earlier date is indicated in the Register by a Party, or an extension is granted pursuant to paragraph 7, all registrations of specific exemptions shall expire five years after the date of entry into force of this Convention with respect to a particular chemical.
Art.4.5 5. At its first meeting, the Conference of the Parties shall decide upon its review process for the entries in the Register.
Art.4.6 6. Prior to a review of an entry in the Register, the Party concerned shall submit a report to the Secretariat justifying its continuing need for registration of that exemption. The report shall be circulated by the Secretariat to all Parties. The review of a registration shall be carried out on the basis of all available information. Thereupon, the Conference of the Parties may make such recommendations to the Party concerned as it deems appropriate.
Art.4.7 7. The Conference of the Parties may, upon request from the Party concerned, decide to extend the expiry date of a specific exemption for a period of up to five years. In making its decision, the Conference of the Parties shall take due account of the special circumstances of the developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition.
Art.4.8 8. A Party may, at any time, withdraw an entry from the Register for a specific exemption upon written notification to the Secretariat. The withdrawal shall take effect on the date specified in the notification.
Art.4.9 9. When there are no longer any Parties registered for a particular type of specific exemption, no new registrations may be made with respect to it.
Art.8 Article 8
Art.8.1 1. A Party may submit a proposal to the Secretariat for listing a chemical in Annexes A, B and/ or C. The proposal shall contain the information specified in Annex D. In developing a proposal, a Party may be assisted by other Parties and/ or by the Secretariat.
Art.8.2 2. The Secretariat shall verify whether the proposal contains the information specified in Annex D. If the Secretariat is satisfied that the proposal contains the information so specified, it shall forward the proposal to the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee.
Art.8.3 3. The Committee shall examine the proposal and apply the screening criteria specified in Annex D in a flexible and transparent way, taking all information provided into account in an integrative and balanced manner.
Art.8.4 4. If the Committee decides that:
Art.8.4.a (a) It is satisfied that the screening criteria have been fulfilled, it shall, through the Secretariat, make the proposal and the evaluation of the Committee available to all Parties and observers and invite them to submit the information specified in Annex E; or
Art.8.4.b (b) It is not satisfied that the screening criteria have been fulfilled, it shall, through the Secretariat, inform all Parties and observers and make the proposal and the evaluation of the Committee available to all Parties and the proposal shall be set aside.
Art.8.5 5. Any Party may resubmit a proposal to the Committee that has been set aside by the Committee pursuant to paragraph 4. The resubmission may include any concerns of the Party as well as a justification for additional consideration by the Committee. If, following this procedure, the Committee again sets the proposal aside, the Party may challenge the decision of the Committee and the Conference of the Parties shall consider the matter at its next session. The Conference of the Parties may decide, based on the screening criteria in Annex D and taking into account the evaluation of the Committee and any additional information provided by any Party or observer, that the proposal should proceed.
Art.8.6 6. Where the Committee has decided that the screening criteria have been fulfilled, or the Conference of the Parties has decided that the proposal should proceed, the Committee shall further review the proposal, taking into account any relevant additional information received, and shall prepare a draft risk profile in accordance with Annex E. It shall, through the Secretariat, make that draft available to all Parties and observers, collect technical comments from them and, taking those comments into account, complete the risk profile.
Art.8.7 7. If, on the basis of the risk profile conducted in accordance with Annex E, the Committee decides:
Art.8.7.a (a) That the chemical is likely as a result of its long-range environmental transport to lead to significant adverse human health and/ or environmental effects such that global action is warranted, the proposal shall proceed. Lack of full scientific certainty shall not prevent the proposal from proceeding. The Committee shall, through the Secretariat, invite information from all Parties and observers relating to the considerations specified in Annex F. It shall then prepare a risk management evaluation that includes an analysis of possible control measures for the chemical in accordance with that Annex; or
Art.8.7.b (b) That the proposal should not proceed, it shall, through the Secretariat, make the risk profile available to all Parties and observers and set the proposal aside.
Art.8.8 8. For any proposal set aside pursuant to paragraph 7 (b), a Party may request the Conference of the Parties to consider instructing the Committee to invite additional information from the proposing Party and other Parties during a period not to exceed on
Art.8.9 9. The Committee shall, based on the risk profile referred to in paragraph 6 and the risk management evaluation referred to in paragraph 7 (a) or paragraph 8, recommend whether the chemical should be considered by the Conference of the Parties for listing in Annexes A, B and/ or C. The Conference of the Parties, taking due account of the recommendations of the Committee, including any scientific uncertainty, shall decide, in a precautionary manner, whether to list the chemical, and specify its related control measures, in Annexes A, B and/ or C.
Art.9 Article 9
Art.9.1 1. Each Party shall facilitate or undertake the exchange of information relevant to:
Art.9.1.a (a) The reduction or elimination of the production, use and release of persistent organic pollutants; and
Art.9.1.b (b) Alternatives to persistent organic pollutants, including information relating to their risks as well as to their economic and social costs.
Art.9.2 2. The Parties shall exchange the information referred to in paragraph 1 directly or through the Secretariat.
Art.9.3 3. Each Party shall designate a national focal point for the exchange of such information.
Art.9.4 4. The Secretariat shall serve as a clearing-house mechanism for information on persistent organic pollutants, including information provided by Parties, intergovernmental organizations and non-governmental organizations.
Art.9.5 5. For the purposes of this Convention, information on health and safety of humans and the environment shall not be regarded as confidential. Parties that exchange other information pursuant to this Convention shall protect any confidential information as mutually agreed.
Art.20 Article 20
Art.20.1 1. A Secretariat is hereby established.
Art.20.2 2. The functions of the Secretariat shall be:
Art.20.2.a (a) To make arrangements for meetings of the Conference of the Parties and its subsidiary bodies and to provide them with services as required;
Art.20.2.b (b) To facilitate assistance to the Parties, particularly developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition, on request, in the implementation of this Convention;
Art.20.2.c (c) To ensure the necessary coordination with the secretariats of other relevant international bodies;
Art.20.2.d (d) To prepare and make available to the Parties periodic reports based on information received pursuant to Article 15 and other available information;
Art.20.2.e (e) To enter, under the overall guidance of the Conference of the Parties, into such administrative and contractual arrangements as may be required for the effective discharge of its functions; and
Art.20.2.f (f) To perform the other secretariat functions specified in this Convention and such other functions as may be determined by the Conference of the Parties.
Art.20.3 3. The secretariat functions for this Convention shall be performed by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, unless the Conference of the Parties decides, by a three-fourths majority of the Parties present and voting, to entrust the secretariat functions to one or more other international organizations.
Art.21 Article 21
Art.21.1 1. Amendments to this Convention may be proposed by any Party.
Art.21.2 2. Amendments to this Convention shall be adopted at a meeting of the Conference of the Parties. The text of any proposed amendment shall be communicated to the Parties by the Secretariat at least six months before the meeting at which it is proposed for adoption. The Secretariat shall also communicate proposed amendments to the signatories to this Convention and, for information, to the depositary.
Art.21.3 3. The Parties shall make every effort to reach agreement on any proposed amendment to this Convention by consensus. If all efforts at consensus have been exhausted, and no agreement reached, the amendment shall as a last resort be adopted by a three-fourths majority vote of the Parties present and voting.
Art.21.4 4. The amendment shall be communicated by the depositary to all Parties for ratification, acceptance or approval.
Art.21.5 5. Ratification, acceptance or approval of an amendment shall be notified to the depositary in writing. An amendment adopted in accordance with paragraph 3 shall enter into force for the Parties having accepted it on the ninetieth day after the date of deposit of instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval by at least three-fourths of the Parties. Thereafter, the amendment shall enter into force for any other Party on the ninetieth day after the date on which that Party deposits its instrument of ratification, acceptance or approval of the amendment.