File Name: Guidance for Developing a National Implementation Plan for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants

Description: The document was developed to provide guidance to countries and assist them in the process of developing a NIP. The Convention makes it clear that NIPs should be developed to address the specific needs of each Party and the first edition guidance was offered only as one way of meeting the requirement to develop a NIP, as appropriate. It was therefore not intended to be prescriptive and should be used, in whole or in part, when a Party feels it will contribute to the successful development of a NIP. The guidance was drafted with special attention to the needs of developing countries requiring specific guidance to start implementing the Convention and its amendments.

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File Name: Decision SC-1-12 Guidance for review and updating of NIPs

Description: This decision provides guidance for the review and updating of national implementation plans.

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File Name: Decision SC-2-7 Elaborated process of reviewing and updating NIPs

Description: This decision details on the elaborated process of reviewing and updating national implementation plans.

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File Name: Step-by-step companion guide to the review and updating of the NIPs

Description: This is a step‐by‐step guide to the review and updating of the national implementation plans (NIPs) for the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants. The goal is to guide the readers to the documents already available for the review and updating of the national implementation plans and assist parties in complying with the obligation under Article 7 of the Stockholm Convention.

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File Name: Guide for the use of the Stockholm Convention Integrated Electronic Toolkits

Description: This document provides technical guidance to countries for accessing and using the Stockholm Convention Integrated Electronic Toolkit.

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