General report on information submitted by Parties (Article 15) - Article 20 paragraph 2(d)

Part C: Information on progress in eliminating polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) in accordance with subparagraph (g) of Part II of Annex A to the Convention

Index


Section I: Measures to reduce or eliminate releases from stockpiles and wastes (Article 6)

Question 1: Number of Parties that developed strategies for identifying stockpiles consisting or containing PCB greater than 0.005% (50ppm)


Question 2: Number of Parties that adopted strategies for identifying products and articles in use and wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with PCB greater than 0.005% (50 ppm)


Question 3: Number of Parties that developed strategies for identification of articles containing more than 0.005% (50 ppm) PCB contaminated through open application of PCB


Question 4: Number of Parties that have taken measures to ensure safe and environmentally sound management of products and articles containing greater than 0.005% (50ppm) PCB identified as wastes


Question 5: Number of parties that developed strategies for identifying sites contaminated by greater than 0.005% (50ppm) PCB


Question 6: Number of Parties that identified sites contaminated by greater than 0.005% (50ppm) PCB


Section II: Measures taken to manage PCB (Part II of Annex A)

Question 7: Number of Parties that have taken measures to identify and/or label equipment in use containing greater than 0.005% (50ppm) PCB


Question 8: Number of Parties that have taken measures to identify and/or label wastes containing greater than 0.005% (50ppm) PCB


Question 9: Number of Parties that have taken measures to identify articles containing more than 0.005% (50ppm) PCB contaminated through open application of PCB


Question 10: Proportion of waste containing more than 0.005% (50ppm) PCB managed in an environmentally sound manner


Question 11: Number of Parties that developed a specific plan for the management, phase-out and disposal of PCB


Question 12: Number of Parties that encountered difficulties in the implementation of the plan for management, phase-out and disposal of PCB


Question 13: Number of Parties that promoted measures to reduce exposure from the use of PCB


Question 14: Number of Parties that undertook an inventory of PCB in equipment, articles, oils and waste


Section III: Information on local destruction and import and export of PCB for destruction

Question 15: Number of Parties that locally destroyed equipment, liquids or other wastes containing greater than 0.005 (50ppm) PCB, in an environmental sound manner


Question 16: Number of Parties that imported equipment, liquids or other wastes containing greater than 0.005% (50ppm) PCB for environmentally sound destruction


Question 17: Number of Parties that exported equipment, liquids or other wastes containing greater than 0.005% (50ppm) PCB for environmentally sound destruction