National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS).

The National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPS) is a national cross-sectoral plan of the Republic of Congo for a period of 5 years. Its main objective is to make reducing or eliminating the chemicals inscribed in Annexes A and B of the Stockholm Convention a priority for the Country in its greater policy orientation towards the Millennium Development Goals. The Government will focus on the creation and reinforcement of capacities for managing chemical products and dangerous wastes.
The Republic of Congo does not produce or formulate POPs, so its strategies focus on: - Control of importation and use; - Raising awareness of decision makers and users; - Equipping the institutions involved with means of identification and intervention.
The objectives to be pursued and attained through the NIP require the completion of priority actions: Objective 1. Progressively mastering POPs management; Objective 2. Harmonizing the national and regional legislations and regulations; Objective 3. Define an implementation mechanism; Objective 4. Define the partnership; Objective 5. Awareness raising of the general public. The priority actions are reflected in the logical framework, addressing the POPs situation in the Congo. The respective steps of the NIP are derived from this situation.