National Implementation Plan for the management of persistent organic pollutants in the period 2009–2013.

This National Implementation Plan for the Management of persistent organic pollutants (or NIP) is the basic strategic document covering the field of persistent organic pollutants. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is an international legal mechanism aimed at reducing and preventing the use and release of persistent organic pollutants. Its primary objective is to protect human health and the environment from persistent organic pollutants. Pursuant to this Convention, all the signatory states undertook to develop a national plan of implementing the Convention. The Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants stipulates that each Party to the Convention shall: readiness for the implementation of its obligations under this Convention; transmit NIP to the Conference of the Parties within two years of the date on which this Convention enters into force; review and update NIP periodically according to decision of the Conference of the Parties; cooperate mutually in development and updating of their implementation plans directly or indirectly through global, regional and subregional organizations, and consult their national stakeholders, including women’s associations and children's health associations; effort to utilize and establish the means to integrate NIP POPs in their sustainable development strategies.
The objective of the National Implementation Plan for the Management of Persistent Organic Pollutants is overall improvement of public health and protection of the environment. To this end, the plan defines goals in specific areas within certain time periods, and priorities and actions to achieve these goals. The National Implementation Plan is prepared on the basis of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, and the Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council No 850/04 on persistent organic pollutants. By NIP, the State as Party to the Stockholm Convention, fulfils its obligations concerning the transposition of the EU acquis to the Slovenian law, and, on the other hand, sets operational goals and measures related to persistent organic pollutants defined in this document. The NIP thus resumes the situation on the exposure to persistent organic pollutants in Slovenia, defines the vision for the future conduct in this area and guidance as well as measures for the realization of this vision from 2009 to the end of the 2013.