addressed in existing Latin America and the Caribbean: these efforts wherever possible. agreements and work Para 58: SAICM stakeholders in countries where lead paint remains areas, complementing WEOG: in use should continue their efforts to regulate lead in paints and initiatives taken by other reinforce those efforts as a key risk reduction achievement in line with bodies the targets set out in the business plan. Core activity areas for Action points in the OOG Proposed implementation approaches at the implementing the objectives (paraphrased) national and regional levels set out in the Overarching Policy Strategy Promote information Para 64: Controls relating to the implementation of the Globally Africa: access: increasing the Harmonized System (GHS) feature highly as a driver of demand for accessibility of relevant chemicals and waste management and control services. Asia-Pacific: information and making Governments should, as a priority, implement the Globally it understandable for all Harmonized System in national legal frameworks. Central and Eastern Europe: levels of society in coordination with relevant committees, such as the IOMC, Latin America and the Caribbean: Subcommittee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals of the Economic WEOG: Commission for Europe, should identify needs and ways to further encourage and support coordinated implementation at the regional level. Secretariat efforts: Para 65: should contribute actively to the SAICM clearing Stakeholders The secretariat has an expanded clearinghouse mandate house. In the absence of additional funding, consideration should be for 2016-2020 and is working to build the knowledge given to complementary mechanisms. management platform. Para 67: Stakeholders should support the emerging policy issue of chemicals in products, including the implementation, on a voluntary basis, of relevant activities such as those contained in the chemicals in
addressed in existing agreements and work areas, complementing initiatives taken by other bodies these efforts wherever possible. Para 58: SAICM stakeholders in countries where lead paint remains in use should continue their efforts to regulate lead in paints and reinforce those efforts as a key risk reduction achievement in line with the targets set out in the business plan. Latin America and the Caribbean: WEOG: Core activity areas for implementing the objectives set out in the Overarching Policy Strategy Action points in the OOG (paraphrased) Proposed implementation approaches at the national and regional levels Promote information access: increasing the accessibility of relevant information and making it understandable for all levels of society Para 64: Controls relating to the implementation of the Globally Harmonized System (GHS) feature highly as a driver of demand for chemicals and waste management and control services. Governments should, as a priority, implement the Globally Harmonized System in national legal frameworks. IOMC, in coordination with relevant committees, such as the Subcommittee of Experts on the Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals of the Economic Commission for Europe, should identify needs and ways to further encourage and support coordinated implementation at the regional level. Para 65: Stakeholders should contribute actively to the SAICM clearing house. In the absence of additional funding, consideration should be given to complementary mechanisms. Para 67: Stakeholders should support the emerging policy issue of chemicals in products, including the implementation, on a voluntary basis, of relevant activities such as those contained in the chemicals in Africa: Asia-Pacific: Central and Eastern Europe: Latin America and the Caribbean: WEOG: Secretariat efforts: The secretariat has an expanded clearinghouse mandate for 2016-2020 and is working to build the knowledge management platform.
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