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ASSESSMENT OF THE LEGISLATION AND OF THE CAPACITIES OF MAIN INSTITUTIONS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF MINAMATA CONVENTION IN ALBANIA
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Project: Minamata Initial Assessment for Albania
Assessment of the legislation and of the capacities of main institutions for the implementation of Minamata Convention in Albania
Prepared by Lindita Tafaj Hajri
Tirana, August 2017
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Table of Contents
Abbreviations: ...................................................................................................................... 3
Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 5
Assessment of the existing Albanian legislation related to the implementation
of Minamata Convention and identification of gaps ............................................................ 6
International chemical conventions ..................................................................................... 6
EU acquis approximation in the Albanian legislation on chemicals ..................................... 6
Methodology for the analysis of the Albanian legislation related to Minamata Convention 7
Summary of findings of the analysis of the Albanian legislation related
to Minamata Convention implementation and related recommendations ......................... 7
Assessment of the capacities of the main institutions for the implementation
of the Minamata Convention in Albania ............................................................................ 13
Methodology and assessment process .............................................................................. 13
Analysis of institutions involved in mercury management ................................................. 13
Sources, supply and trade of mercury ................................................................................ 17
Mercury added products .................................................................................................... 17
Manufacturing processes where mercury or mercury compounds are used ..................... 19
Emissions to air and discharges to land and water ............................................................ 19
Temporary storage of mercury ........................................................................................... 20
Mercury waste .................................................................................................................... 20
Contaminated sites ............................................................................................................. 20
Resources and financial mechanisms ................................................................................. 21
Health aspects .................................................................................................................... 21
Exchange of information, awareness and education .......................................................... 22
Research, development and monitoring ............................................................................ 22
Conclusions and recommendations ................................................................................... 24
Annex 1: Policy and Regulatory Measures in Place and Remaining Gaps related
to Minamata Convention implementation ......................................................................... 27
Annex 2: Existing national capacities and related shortcomings ........................................ 59
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Abbreviations:
ASGM Artisanal and small-scale gold miningBAT Best Available TechnologyBEP Best Environmental Practices BREF BAT Reference DocumentsCCTC Chemicals Collection and Treatment CenterCLP Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 on the classification, labelling and
packaging of substances and mixturesCLRTAP Convention of Long Range Transboundary Air PollutionCoP Conference of the PartiesDCM Decision of Council of MinistersFNS Faculty of Natural SciencesGDC General Directorate of CustomsGDM General Directorate of MetrologyIFSV Institute for Food Safety and VeterinaryINSTAT Institute of StatisticsIOMC Inter Organisation Programme for the Sound Management of
ChemicalsIPEN International POPs Elimination NetworkIPH Institute of Public HealthMEI The Ministry of Energy and IndustryMIA Minamata Initial AssessmentMoE Ministry of EnvironmentMoH Mnistry of HealthNAMMD National Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical DevicesNEA National Environment AgencyBP Biocidal productPRTR Pollutant Release and Transfer RegisterREACH Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 18 December 2006 concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals
SIEFW State Inspectorate of Environment, Forestry and WaterUT University of TiranaWEEE DCM on waste of electric and electronic equipment
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IntroductionMercury is a heavy metal that is present in nature. Exposure to mercury can affect the neurological development of the foetus and high levels of mercury in the blood are associ-ated with decreased fertility, brain and nervous damage, and heart disease in adults. Liquid mercury easily evaporates and can be transported to remote distance, where it can be deposited. It is bioaccumulated in the food chain, especially in aquatic organisms, posing a serious problem for food safety. Even in low concentrations, mercury poses a risk to health and the environment. While mercury releases for natural causes, such as volcanoes, are uncontrollable, the purpose of the Minamata Convention is to control the anthropogenic sources of mercury.
The Minamata Convention on Mercury has been named after Minamata, a city in Japan where an incident with serious health and environmental impacts occurred in the 1950s due to the discharges of methylated mercury in the Minamata Bay and the Shiranui Sea, Japan. As a result of the consumption of fish and other marine products where methyl mer-cury was bioaccumulated, thousands of people suffered from severe poisoning, more than 1700 died or suffered severe disabling and malformations.
This incident and other similar were the cause for launching efforts for an international agreement to protect the health and the environment from the effects of mercury.
The Minamata Convention was adopted by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on October 10, 2013 in Japan, after discussions at five sessions of the Intergovernmental Committee. The Minamata Convention, hereinafter referred to as the Convention, entered into force on August 16, 2017.
Albania signed the Minamata Convention on Mercury on 09.10.2014, which was sanc-tioned through DCM no. 663, dated 08.10.2014, which approved in principle this Conven-tion. Within the Minamata Initial Assessment Project, Albania intends to speed up prepara-tions for the ratification of the Minamata Convention and the fulfilment of the obligations stemming from this ratification.
This report consists in identifying and assessing the existing relevant legislation and the ca-pacity in the country to address the obligations of the Convention and in identifying short-comings that need to be addressed before ratification.
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Assessment of the existing Albanian legislation related to the implementation of Minamata Convention and identification of gapsInternational chemical conventions Albania has signed the Minamata Convention on mercury on 09.10.2014.
Rotterdam Convention, Basel Convention and Stockholm Convention, are ratified by the Albanian Parliament through laws, in compliance with Article 122 of the Constitution of Albania, and so does the Convention of Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution and five protocols of CLRTAP. Two other protocols of CLRTAP are under procedure of ratification - Protocol on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), and Protocol on Heavy Metals.
EU acquis approximation in the Albanian legislation on chemicalsRecently Albania has approximated at a great extent the EU chemicals legislation, including REACH and CLP. The obligation of Albania for the approximation of the Albanian legisla-tion on the environment with the EU derives from the Article 108 of the Stabilisation and Association Agreement between the European Union and Albania. The recently approved chemicals legislation is listed below:
- Law No. 27/2016 on chemicals management, of 17.03.2016;
- Decision of the Council of Ministers (DCM) No. 488 of 29.6.2016 “on the classifica-tion, labelling and packaging of chemicals;
- Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 489 of 29.6.2016 “on the approval of the list of substances of very high concern (SVHC) and of the criteria for the inclusion of the substances in the SVHC list, and of the issuing of a conditioned authorization for continuing the use of SVHCs;
- Decision of the Council of Ministers No. 665 of 21.9.2016 “on the export and im-port of hazardous chemicals”.
It is also prepared the draft of a DCM “On the restrictions of the manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain hazardous chemicals and articles”.
The adoption of the Regulation (EC) No. 1102/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council “On banning of exports of metallic mercury and certain mercury compounds and mixtures and the safe storage of metallic mercury” is foreseen in the National Plan for the European Integration 2016-2020, approved with the Decision of Ministerial Council No. 74, of 27.1.2016, as part of approximation of the Albanian legislation with the acquis commu-nautaire on chemicals. In the case there is already a new proposal for a regulation on the mercury, which will repeal the Regulation (EC) No. 1102/2008, the position of Albania is to go for the most recent version.
Information on other relevant legislation related to chemicals at all stages of lifecycle can be found in the National Profile of Chemicals Management, update of 20121.
1 http://chemicals.al/doc/profili_kombetar_en_2012.pdf
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Methodology for the analysis of the Albanian legislation related to Mina-mata Convention
The outlook and methodology of this assessment of the existing Albanian legislation re-lated to the implementation of Minamata Convention is based on the IOMC Minamata Initial Assessment Report Suggested Structure and Contents, May 20162 and on the NRDC Checklist of legal authorities to implement Minamata Convention on Mercury3.
A table is prepared for each article of the Convention, putting together and comparing the requirements of the Convention with the relevant legislation in place in Albania. At the final row of each table, a comment/conclusion is made on the relevant legislation, how far it fulfils the requirements of the Convention (and EU draft Regulation on mercury) and re-maining gaps. The respective tables are given at the Annex 1. to this report. The summary of the findings of the analysis of the Albanian legislation relevant to Minamata Convention is given below.
Summary of findings of the analysis of the Albanian legislation related to Minamata Convention implementation and related recommendations
The findings of the analysis of the Albanian legislation relevant to Minamata Convention are summarised below. These findings and the recommendations for filling the identified gaps are listed according to the relevant Article, while the detailed analysis for each Article can be found at the Annex 1 to this report, as mentioned above.
ARTICLE 3 - MERCURY SUPPLY SOURCES AND TRADE
There are no known existing or new primary mercury mining or stocks of mercury or mer-cury compounds exceeding 50 metric tons (MT), and mercury supply generating stocks ex-ceeding 10 MT/yr in Albania. This is a preliminary statement, which needs to be confirmed by the mercury inventory.
Some provisions related to import and export of mercury and some mercury compounds are already covered by the Law No. 10 277, dated 13.05.2010 on the accession of the Re-public of Albania to the Rotterdam Convention “On the procedure of prior informed con-sent for some hazardous chemicals and plant protection products in international trade” and DCM Nr. 665, dated 21.09.2016 on import export of hazardous chemicals.
Rules for banning the export of metallic mercury, compounds and certain mercury mixtures, safe storage of metallic mercury and specific criteria for the storage of metallic mercury considered as waste are planned to be prepared under the Law No. 27/2016 On chemicals management, dated 17.03.2016. These rules and criteria will be developed in compliance with the proposed Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Mercury and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 and according to the requirements of Mina-mata Convention.
2 UNDP: Minamata Initial Assessment Report- suggested structure and content, May 2016. 3 https://www.nrdc.org/sites/default/files/int_15101301a.pdf
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ARTICLE 4 - MERCURY-ADDED PRODUCTS
With respect to part I of Annex A ”Mercury added products” of Minamata Convention re-garding the phase-out of the manufacture, import or export of mercury containing prod-ucts, some provisions on mercury content in batteries and accumulators are in place in Albania through DCM No 866 of 04.12.2012 “On batteries, accumulators and their waste”.
Some provisions related to the mercury containing electrical components and fluorescent lamps are in place from DCM No. 957 of 19.12.2012 “On the waste of electrical and elec-tronic equipment”. These provisions are mostly related to the waste management of these components, including the proper labelling, and promote the replacement of heavy metals with suitable alternatives.
Ministry of Environment has prepared a Draft DCM on the restrictions on the manufacture, placing on the market and use of certain hazardous chemicals and articles, which fully ap-proximates Annex XVII of REACH Regulation 1907/2006. This draft DCM is to be adopted soon. At Annex 1 of this draft, chapter 1: “List of banned and restricted substances”, are included mercury compounds, mainly as biocidal products and mercury in measuring devices, such as thermometers, manometers, etc. (See Annex 1 to this assessment, point on Article 4)
Pesticides (plant protection products) undergo a registration process in Albania before being imported or put on the market. Only pesticides containing active ingredients allowed in EU are allowed to be registered in Albania. A similar situation is for biocidal products, which legislation is under revision. Yet, an explicit ban of mercury containing pesticides and biocides, similarly with the one required by the Minamata Convention and the Proposal for a Regulation of the Eu-ropean Parliament and of the Council on mercury and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008 could be part of the legal measures for the implementation of Minamata Convention
With respect to part II of Annex A ”Mercury added products” on measures to be taken to phase down the use of dental amalgam, it was not found any legislation in place in Alba-nia on dental amalgam. Based on the mercury inventory, it is needed the preparation of provisions to phase down the dental amalgam. Depending on the results of the inventory, as a minimum, could be considered the measures provided by the proposed Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Mercury and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1102/2008, that are the use of dental amalgam only in encapsulated form and that dental facilities be equipped with amalgam separators to retain and collect mercury containing amalgam residues.
Rules for reducing mercury in products are planned to be prepared under the Law No. 27/2016 “On chemicals management” of 17.03.2016, in compliance with the proposed Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Mercury and repealing Regu-lation (EC) No 1102/2008 and according to the requirements of Minamata Convention.
ARTICLE 5 - MANUFACTURING PROCESSES IN WHICH MERCURY OR MERCURY COM-POUNDS ARE USED
Law no. 10448 of 14.7.2011 “On the environmental permitting” establishes measures for permitting the operation of certain groups of polluting activities, measures designed to pre-vent or, where that is not practicable, to reduce emissions to the air, water and land from such activities, including measures concerning waste as well.
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Albania planes to prepare relevant legal acts and the national action plan on mercury ad-dressing the above listed provisions and other requirements of the Convention, including also the prohibition of any mercury use in those industrial processes (Annex B) to meet all Convention obligations related to such processes under Article 5.
ARTICLE 7 – ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING
It was not found any ASGM related legislation in Albania.
ARTICLE 8 - EMISSIONS
Albania has in place the legislation addressing the emissions to the air. Law no. 10448 of 14.7.2011 “On the environmental permitting” revised, which establishes measures for per-mitting the operation of certain groups of polluting activities, measures designed to prevent or, reduce emissions to the air, water and land from such activities, including measures concerning waste. According to the law on environmental permitting, the industrial opera-tors have the obligation to monitor and report the environmental emissions of their activi-ties based on the conditions set in the respective environmental permit. Article 5 of this law foresees the preparation of Best Available Technologies (BAT) in Albanian language according to the EU BAT Reference Documents (BREF-s) or other reference documents for the specific activities in the country.
Albania has ratified the Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution and has par-tially transposed the Regulation of the Council and the European Parliament EC/166/2006 on the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register amended by Regulation 596/2009. In frame of these international commitments, as well as in frame of IPA 2013 project “Tech-nical Assistance for Institution Building of the Ministry of Environment in Enforcing Envi-ronmental and Climate Acquis (IBECA) “, a Draft Ministerial Guidance on BAT for cement manufacture and other industries will be prepared.
Best available techniques/best environmental practices (BAT/BEP) taking into account any difference between new and existing sources listed in Annex D of the Minamata Convention (coal-fired power plants, coal-fired industrial boilers, non-ferrous metal smelting and roast-ing processes, waste incineration, and cement production) will be adopted by Conference of the Parties at its first meeting, according to point 8 of Article 8 of the Convention. These, together with the support in determining goals and setting emission limit values will be a big help for Albania from the Convention.
ARTICLE 9 - RELEASES
Albania has in place the legislation addressing the releases of the pollutants. Law no. 10448 of 14.7.2011 “On the environmental permitting”, revised, establishes measures for permit-ting the operation of certain groups of polluting activities, measures designed to prevent or, where that is not practicable, to reduce emissions to the air, water and land from such activities, including measures concerning waste as well.
Article 5 of the law 10448 of 14.7.2011 foresees the preparation of Best Available Technolo-gies (BAT) in Albanian language according to the EU BAT Reference Documents (BREF-s) or other reference documents for the specific activities in the country.
The legislation on the integrated pollutant release and transfer register is in place in Alba-
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nia. DCM no. 742 of 9.9.2015 “ On functioning and management of the PRTR, and approval of the list of activities and pollutants that are subject to this register...” establishes the in-tegrated pollutant release and transfer register (PRTR) in Albania in the form of a publicly accessible electronic database.
CoP will adopt guidance on (a) BAT/BEP, taking into account any difference between new and existing sources and the need to minimize cross-media effects, and on (b) the method-ology for preparing inventories of releases. These guidance documents need to be taken into consideration and adopted in the national legislation / discharge norms.
ARTICLE 10 – ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND INTERIM STORAGE OF MERCURY, OTHER THAN WASTE MERCURY
According to the Law No. 27/2016 of 17.03.2016 “On chemicals management”, it is stipu-lated that rules for the safe storage of metallic mercury will be approved by the Council of Ministers.
The above-mentioned rules can be based on the guidelines on environmentally sound interim storage of mercury and mercury compounds intended for an allowed use (for a Party), which will be adopted by CoP taking into account relevant guidelines under Basel Convention (point 3 of Article 10 of the Convention).
ARTICLE 11 – MERCURY WASTES
In the Albanian Law No. 10 463 of 22.9.2011 “On integrated waste management” it is given the definition of temporary storage, and are given the bases for the proper temporary stor-age of hazardous waste. Technical rules for packing and labelling of hazardous waste in the process of collection, transport and temporary storage are to be approved by a DCM.
According to the Law No. 27/2016 “On chemicals management”, it is predicted that specific criteria for the storage of metallic mercury considered as waste will be approved by the Council of Ministers.
The rules for mercury waste management can be based on the guidelines on environmen-tally sound management of mercury waste which will be reviewed and updated from the CoP in close cooperation with the relevant bodies of Basel Convention (point 4 of Article 11 of the Convention).
ARTICLE 12 – CONTAMINATED SITES
In Albania there is already in place the legal basis for the prevention of new environmental hotspots, as well as for addressing the responsibility on the pollution, for the rehabilitation of polluted sites and for costs.
Law No. 10 431, of 9.6.2011 “On environmental protection” according to the principle “the polluter pays” defines the obligations and responsibilities of the new waste producers, in order to avoid the creation of new hotspots of the process industries.
CoP shall adopt guidance on site identification and characterization, engaging the public, human health and environment risk assessment, options for managing the risks, evaluation of benefits and costs and validation of outcomes.
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This guidance needs to be taken into account when developing the national action plan on identifying and assessing contaminated sites from mercury and its compounds and on related risk management.
ARTICLE 13 – FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND MECHANISMS
As for the access to financial resources available under the Convention financial mecha-nism, since July 2016 UNDP- Albania has started the implementation of the current project “Minamata Initial Assessment for Albania” with the financial support of the Global Environ-ment Fund (GEF).
ARTICLE 14 – CAPACITY BUILDING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANS-FER
There are provisions for capacity building in areas related to the Convention Implementa-tion, like environment, health care, but there is no specific legislation in place in Albania on capacity building and technical assistance on implementation of Minamata Convention. Based on the capacity assessment that will be carried out in frame of this MIA project, ca-pacity building will be planned as part of Minamata Action Plan.
ARTICLE 16 – HEALTH ASPECTS
Following the results of mercury inventory, which will be prepared in frame on Minamata Initial Assessment, the compilation of a strategy and relevant action plan to identify and protect populations at risk regarding mercury and its compounds, particularly vulnerable populations may emerge as a need; developing health guidelines on exposure reduction, setting targets for Hg exposure reduction and public education would be of great value.
Obligations of the employer for the education and information of employees on the oc-cupational hazards at workplace and on preventive measures are already required by the Law No. 10 237 of 18.2.2010 “On the safety and health at work” and the deriving Decisions of Council of Ministers , e.g. DMC on Chemical Agents at workplace. Exposure Limit Values for mercury and divalent inorganic compounds of mercury including mercuric oxide and mercuric chloride (measured as mercury) at the workplace are given at Annex I of this DCM.
Although it is established a system for the continuing professional education of human resources in health care system, it is needed to strengthen the institutional and health professional capacities for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of health risks related to the exposure to mercury and its compounds. This action can be particularly necessary in the area near former soda alkali plant in Vlora, where the pollution might yet be relevant (the results of mercury inventory can confirm this proposal).
ARTICLE 17 – INFORMATION EXCHANGE
There is a general provision at point 1 of Article 32 “Information system for chemicals” of the Law No. 27/2016 “On chemicals management”, 17.03.2016 on the exchange of infor-mation with international institutions on chemicals, which is based on the provisions of the agreements ratified by the competent authority of the Republic of Albania.
There are also provisions on information exchange in frame of other Chemical Conventions ratified by Albania. Yet, a specific information exchange for the Minamata Convention is
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needed and it is a requirement of the Convention that a national focal point should be des-ignated for this purpose.
ARTICLE 18 – PUBLIC INFORMATION, AWARENESS AND EDUCATION
Law No. 27/2016 On chemicals management, of 17.03.2016, Law No. 10 431, of 9.6.2011 ”On environmental protection”, Law No. 119/2014 of 18.09.2014 “On the Right of Informa-tion”, Law No. 146/2014 of 30.10.2014 “On public informing and consultation”, Law No. 8672, of 26.10.2000 “On adhering of Albania in Aarhus Convention” offer an adequate bases regarding the right to know, transparency, and require public authorities to promote information, awareness and educate the public about environmental protection and sus-tainable development, potential risks from the use of hazardous chemicals, etc.
Law No 10 431, of 9.6.2011 “On environmental protection” asks for support and organiza-tion of education and training for environmental protection and sustainable development, through the educational system, scientific research, forms of learning of the education and training throughout life.
ARTICLE 19 – RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORING
Chapter VI “Environmental monitoring” of the Law No. 10 431, dated 9.6.2011 “On Environ-mental Protection” stipulates that the monitoring of the state of the environment includes monitoring the impact of environmental pollution on human health. National Environment Agency prepares annual programs of environmental monitoring, which includes heavy met-als.
The same law asks for support and organization of education and training for environmen-tal protection and sustainable development, through the educational system, scientific re-search, forms of learning of the education and training throughout life.
The research and monitoring as per Article 19 of the Convention need to develop further.
ARTICLE 21 – REPORTING
Reporting to the CoP through the Secretariat on the measures taken to implement the pro-visions of the Convention is an obligation and shall be provided according to the time and format that will be decided by the CoP.
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Assessment of the capacities of the main institutions for the im-plementation of the Minamata Convention in Albania
Methodology and assessment process
Based on the terms of reference published by UNDP Albania for “National expert on assess-ment of policy and national capacity under the “Minamata Initial Assessment for Albania”, a methodology was developed for capacity assessment, which purpose was to identify rel-evant Institutions and other stakeholders in the country and to assess their existing capaci-ties versus those needed for the implementation of the Minamata Convention.
Based on the proposed methodology, capacity assessment started with a meeting of stake-holders, which took place on June 14 at Tirana International Hotel. The purpose of the meeting was to acquaint participants with the obligations and requirements of the Mina-mata Convention, to familiarize them with the methodology of capacity assessment for its implementation and to receive opinions on this methodology.
A questionnaire based on the requirements of the Minamata Convention was used as a primary tool for collecting basic information on national capacities on mercury manage-ment. The questionnaire was reviewed at the above-mentioned introductory meeting with representatives of relevant institutions and organizations and was distributed via electronic mail to 49 institutions and organizations. Questionnaires were completed by 20 institutions / organizations. The data obtained from the questionnaires, in cases of need, were supple-mented or clarified through direct communication with the persons who had completed them. The results obtained are summarized in this report. Based on the institutional analy-sis and suggestions from the participants in this activity, the relevant recommendations were also prepared.
Annex 2 of this report, based on the IOMC publication - Minamata Initial Assessment Re-port - Proposal of structure and content, May 20164, presents the functions of institutions / organizations according to the articles of the Convention in a summarized way.
Analysis of institutions involved in mercury management
According to Law 27/2016 “On the management of chemicals”, cooperation between min-istries, customs and inspectorates is required; this is a natural requirement, given the multi-disciplinary nature of chemicals management. In order to enable the cooperation of the in-stitutions involved in the management of chemicals, the law requires the establishment of an Inter-Sectoral Committee on Chemical Safety, which acts as an advisory forum for policy coordination and decision-making, exchange of information and mutual control without a mandate for binding decision-making. The committee has not yet been established.
In the framework of the preparations for the ratification of the Minamata Convention, with the aim of providing institutional and administrative support for the implementation of the
4 IOMC (Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals): Mina-mata Initial Assessment Report- suggested structure and content, May 2016.
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project, by the Order of the Minister of Environment Nr. 106, of 20.05.2016 “On the estab-lishment of the Steering Committee for Minamata Initial Assessment Project in Albania” was established the respective Committee as a supervisory body for the implementation of the project with representatives of the Ministry of Environment, Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Development and Water Administration, Ministry of Energy and Industry, Ministry of Economy, Trade, Tourism and Entrepreneurship, Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Health, National Environment Agency, Faculty of Natural Sciences (FNS) and Civil Society.
This Committee has all the capacity to initiate political discussions and define the national strategy and concrete steps for the ratification of the Minamata Convention.
A summary of the institutions and other organizations involved in various fields of mercury management is given in Table 1:
Table 1: Stakeholders involved directly or indirectly in various aspects related to mercury
Category Main possible uses Stakeholders1. Sources,
supply and trade
Import and use The General Directorate of CustomsMinistry of Energy and IndustryMinistry of EnvironmentMinistry of Economic Development, Tourism, Trade and EntrepreneurshipInstitute of Statistics (INSTAT)
2. Products with added mercury
The use of mercury in ther-mometers, sphygmomanome-ters, barometers, hygrometers, manometers
Possible pharmaceutical uses
Vaccins
Ministry of Health (Directorate of Hospitals, Directorate of Pharma-ceuticals, Directorate for Cosmetic Products)National Agency of Medicines and Medical DevicesThe General Directorate of CustomsAdministration of hospitalsMinistry of Environment
Batteries, except as specified in Part I of Annex ASwitches and Relays as speci-fied in Part I of Annex ACompact fluorescent lamps and linear fluorescent lampsHigh pressure mercury vapor lampsCold cathode Fluorescent lamps and external electrode fluorescent lamps (CCFL and EEFL) for electronic screens
Ministry of EnvironmentThe General Directorate of CustomsMinistry of Economic Development, Tourism, Trade and EntrepreneurshipChambers of Commerce and IndustryMarket Surveillance Inspectorate (safety of non-food products)General Directorate of Metrology
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Category Main possible uses StakeholdersPossible uses in cosmetics Ministry of Health
Importers of cosmetic productsState Health Inspectorate
Possible uses in paints (eg anti-fouling paint)
Ministry of Health (Biocidal prod-ucts)Ministry of EnvironmentThe General Directorate of CustomsMinistry of Transport and Infrastruc-tureChambers of Commerce and Industry
Dental amalgam Ministry of Health Association of Albanian Dental Dis-tributorsSuppliers of dental materialsDental clinics
3. Manufactur-ing process-es where mercury or mercury compounds are used
Ministry of Energy and IndustryMinistry of EnvironmentNational Environment Agency
4. Emissions and dis-charges
PRTR Ministry of EnvironmentNational Environment Agency
5. Mer-cury waste Temporary storage of mercury
Ministry of Energy and IndustryMinistry of EnvironmentNational Environment Agency
6. Contami-nated sites
Former Soda Factory - Vlora Ministry of EnvironmentMinistry of Energy and IndustryMunicipality Vlorë, Regional Health Directorate Vlorë
7. Health as-pects
Ministry of HealthInstitute of Public HealthRegional Health Directorate Vlorë
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Category Main possible uses Stakeholders8. Monitoring,
researchNational Environment Agency UT/ Faculty of Natural SciencesAlbanian Geologic Service
9. Exchange of information, informa-tion, public awareness
Ministry of EnvironmentMinistry of HealthEDEN CentreREC- Regional Environmental CentreOther NGOsInstitute of Public Health
The most important institutions in Albania regarding the aspects of implementing the Minamata Convention are as follows:
Ministry of Environment (MoE) established in 2001 drafts national environmental strate-gies and policies; MOE is the competent authority that drafts legislation on chemicals man-agement, as well as relevant policies and action plans. The MoE is the focal point for the Stockholm Convention, the Rotterdam Convention, the Basel Convention, the Minamata Convention and the Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution Convention (CLRTAP). Law no. 27/2016, of 17.03.2016 “On the management of chemicals” plans the preparation by the MoE and the adoption of rules for the ban on export of metal mercury, compounds and some mercury mixtures, for safe storage of metal mercury, and specific criteria for the stor-age of metal mercury considered as waste.
In accordance with the law no. 27/2016 “On chemicals management”, at MoE was estab-lished in 2016 the Chemicals Office as a central public institution. The Chemicals Office has a range of responsibilities, such as the preparation of legal acts of the law on chemicals, law enforcement surveillance, inter-institutional coordination and international cooperation on chemicals management, the establishment and maintenance of the national chemicals reg-ister, authorization of the use of hazardous substances, helpdesk information for producers, importers, users for their responsibilities and obligations under this law, etc. The Office is also responsible for meeting the obligations of other conventions and international agree-ments on chemicals management (Stockholm Convention, Rotterdam Convention, and CLR-TAP Protocols).
The National Environmental Agency (NEA) was established in 2014, pursuant to Law no. 10431, of 9.6.2011 “On environmental protection”. NEA is a central public institution, independent in decision-making, exercising jurisdiction throughout the territory of Albania. NEA is the compe-tent authority for determining the conditions for the respective environmental permits, and has, inter alia, these functions: the drafting of the national environmental monitoring program and the monitoring of the state of the environment, the preparation and publication of annual reports on the state of the environment; conducting environmental pollution measurement ser-vices; establishment and management of the environmental information system; establishment and management of the Pollutant Release and Transfer Register; providing environmental infor-mation to the public involved in the environmental decision-making process.
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The Ministry of Energy and Industry (MEI) administers natural resources in the country and defines the policies related to them. MEI is the competent authority for licensing activities related to chemicals classified as hazardous.
The General Directorate of Customs (GDC) under the Ministry of Finance is responsible for controlling and enforcing rules related to import and export.
The Ministry of Health (MoH) is the competent authority for drafting primary and second-ary legal acts in the field of health care. The MoH is responsible for obtaining information on the safety and risks of hazardous chemicals for the purpose of drafting preventive cura-tive measures, especially in cases of health emergencies. This ministry has a network of institutions at the center and base: Public Health Directorates in 24 districts and Regional Health Directorates in 12 districts.
Sources, supply and trade of mercury
There are no mercury stocks exceeding 50 tonnes and there are no supplies or industrial processes that generate mercury stocks under the responsibility of the Ministry of Energy and Industry, besides the former Soda-PVC landfill. According to MEI, there is no import or export of mercury to or from the Republic of Albania. There is no mercury source in Alba-nia; some sporadic cases in the Koman region were evidenced by geological studies of the 70s to 80s but these cases were not considered as sources due to the insignificant amount of mercury in them.
According to DCM no. 665, dated 21.09.2016 “On the export and import of hazardous chemi-cals”, the General Directorate of Customs should report annually to the Chemicals Office the previous year’s data on the import and export of hazardous chemicals. Even exporters and importers should report to the Ministry of Environment each year the imported and exported quantities of hazardous chemicals. GDC owns a database of sources of supply of chemicals.
There is currently no monitoring for imported or exported mercury quantities, but the Na-tional Environment Agency, as the case may be, requires information from GDC regarding mercury trade. The data serve to draft the Environmental Status Report.
Mercury added products
The Ministry of Environment will draft legislation regarding the prohibition of the produc-tion, import and export of mercury products listed in Part A of Annex A of the Minamata Convention, as well as for the gradual elimination of the use of dental amalgam and dis-couragement of production and distribution of new products of mercury, as foreseen in Law no. 27/2016 of 17.03.2016 “On the management of chemicals”.
There are no companies manufacturing mercury-added products in Albania; it can be men-tioned the existence of some battery recycling plants.
There is currently no monitoring for mercury import or export, but theNEA, as the case may be, requires information from the GDC regarding mercury trading.
The capacity to control the implementation of the relevant legislation is very low regarding this specific.
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The Ministry of Health is the competent authority for drafting the legjislation in the field of health care, among which on dental services and cosmetic products. Also, MoH issues trade authorization for medical devices and import authorization for biocide products. MoH ca-pacities regarding the evaluation and authorization of biocidal products are limited and so far it has no experience with e.g. antifouling paints, which may also contain mercury. It is needed the building of the capacity of the relevant staff. The secondary legal basis to en-able the implementation of the Law 95/2015 “On Biocide Products and Services in Public Health” regarding the assessment of BP and their authorization is not yet approved.
Pursuant to point 2 of Article 13 of Law no. 26/2017 for cosmetic products should be ap-proved by DCM a list of prohibited or restricted substances for cosmetic products.
Secondary legislation on cosmetic products and biocidal products needs to be completed and State Health Inspectorate needs to be informed and built on new legal requirements for cosmetic products, biocidal products and medical devices.
The National Agency for Medicines and Medical Devices (NAMMD) is an institution under the Ministry of Health specialized in the analysis, registration, control of medicines and inspection of pharmaceutical activities and registration of medical devices. There is no da-tabase for previously imported mercury containing medical equipment that can be stocked in stockpiles and there is no report on mercury content. A special inspectorate has been set up for the medical devices under Law 89/2014 “On Medical Devices”.
Dental amalgam continues to be imported, although its use seems to be limited.
The Institute of Public Health (IPH) has limited capacities regarding the evaluation of bio-cidal products. These capacities are sufficient for estimating BPs used in public health, such as insecticides, rodenticides or disinfectants, but not for the evaluation of other types of biocidal products, such as antifouling dyes, which potentially may also contain mercury.
The Market Surveillance Inspectorate contains a sector that, among other things, is respon-sible for controlling the implementation of legislation on the safety of non-food products.
The General Directorate of Metrology performs the calibration / verification of instruments / measuring devices, namely mercury thermometers and possesses several thermometers (10 pieces) that are used for laboratory measurements. Almost all the temperature labs in the GDM, which are mainly testing laboratories of food products, thenvironment, etc., have glass mercury-based thermometers in use.
As far as mercury barometers are concerned, GDM does not have any information if such equipment is in use in Albania. So far DPM did not have any requests to calibrate or verify such equipment.
The role DPM can play in this process is of informative character, informing its clients of the Minamata Convention’s requirements regarding mercury-containing products in order to remove thermometers or other mercury containing devices (barometers, etc.) and substi-tute them with other alternatives.
In the INSTAT database on foreign trade by products, product groups that may be related to mercury are “Chemical and Plastic Products” and “Machinery, Equipment and Spare Parts”, which do not enable any guess about the quantities of certain chemicals.
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The Association of Albanian Dental Distributors seems to have had no communication with MoE about the issue of amalgam discharge of dental clinics. In dental clinics, the use of amalgam separators should be included. It is necessary to set national targets aimed at preventing dental caries and promoting health, minimizing the need for tooth restoration, and promoting the use of best environmental practices in dental facilities to reduce mer-cury and mercury discharges into the water and land.
Generally, there is a lack of knowledge and awareness about the health and environmental problems of mercury in products.
Manufacturing processes where mercury or mercury compounds are used
The Ministry of Energy and Industry is the competent authority for licensing activities re-lated to chemicals classified as hazardous. During the process of imposing restrictions on the use of hazardous chemicals, MEI has a coordinating and consultative role with business and other stakeholders for the optimum development of the manufacturing industry in environmentally friendly conditions.
After the 90s, the former Soda-PVC plant in Vlora was closed and cleaned-up, and in the industrial processes of enrichment of chrome and copper mercury it is no longer used.
The National Environmental Agency as the institution that prepares environmental permits has information on industrial activities in the country, but does not have a list of activities related to mercury in particular.
There is no small scale gold mining activity (ASGM) in Albania, so there is no need for capac-ity building for this purpose.
Emissions to air and discharges to land and water
With regard to mercury air emissions and discharges to land and water, the Ministry of Environment drafts legislation and policies on emissions control / reduction and use of best available techniques and best environmental practices (BAT / BEP) or emission limit values (ELVs) for new sources. The implementation of BAT / BEP is a requirement of the applicable law on environmental permits. MM establishes the national system for air discharges and coordinates the work with NEA for reporting to the LRTAP Convention.
NEA monitors the environment and issues environmental permits for industrial activities. Within the Long Range Transboundary Air Pollution Convention (CLRTAP), an inventory of heavy metal discharges, including mercury emissions for the period 1990-2015, was devel-oped based on the EMEP methodology. Within the PRTR there is a national database for discharges in water and land reported by industrial operators.
NEA performs monitoring as well as analyzes and reports the data. The data are reported to CLRTAP, the European Environment Agency and are included in the National Environ-ment Report. The PRTR Register is managed by the National Environmental Agency and is expected to become visible to the public in September 2017.
Pursuant to the PRTR Convention, are specified the types of activities that have to report on mercury releases and its compounds (as Hg) on land, air and water. So far, despite the legal
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obligation to report, only a very small number of operators report discharge data. Capaci-ties of industrial operators related to the control of mercury discharges are low.
The National Environment Agency still has low technical capacity to address mercury emis-sions to the air, water or land during setting environmental permit conditions as well as regarding emissions inventories and mercury emissions.
The Environmental Inspectorate is the competent authority for controlling the environmental permit conditions, including the obligation to report emissions to waters and land. The ca-pacities of the Environmental Inspectorate and industrial operators related to controlling the emissions of mercury and controlling the implementation of the relevant legislation are low.
Temporary storage of mercury
The MoE will develop national legislation and policies regarding the temporary storage of mercury and its compounds taking into account relevant guidelines developed under the Basel Convention and the additional requirements for temporary storage that may be ad-opted by the Conference of the Parties of Minamata Convention.
Mercury waste
Legislation related to integrated waste management has been prepared by the Ministry of Environment under EU directives. To date, there is no sub-legal act specifically designed for mercury waste management.
(Hazardous) Chemicals Collection and Treatment Center (CCTC) is a MEI subordinate insti-tution established by DCM no. 843, of 14.10.2015, “On the closure of the Industry-Mining Supply Enterprise (NFIM) and the Establishment of the Hazardous Chemicals Collection and Treatment Center. CCTC is the former NFIM, which since 2005 has served as a storage site for some of the hazardous chemicals inherited from the former industry prior to the 1990s, of those found in MEI’s dependent facilities and former industries of that period, currently under the jurisdiction of MEI on the status of enterprises in liquidation until their full priva-tization.
Former Nitrogen Fertilizer Enterprise, Fier, in liquidation, monitors two landfills with haz-ardous waste (Arsenic Waste Landfill, Fier and Mercury Waste Landfill, Vlora). Funding for the maintenance and storage of Mercury Waste Landfill in Former Soda PVC is made by the State Budget through MEI budget planning.
NEA is responsible for the transfer of waste, including hazardous waste. Since 2015, waste transfer registers have been established. There is no national data base on mercury waste management.
Laboratories at the Department of Chemistry of FNS of the University of Tirana and other laboratories use mercury-based chemicals or have limited amounts of mercury or its salts from previous uses. Work has to be done to ensure that storage of mercury and its com-pounds intended for a permitted use is made environmentally friendly.
There is no control over the storage, manipulation and disposal of mercury waste from the laboratories of the institutions.
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Contaminated sites
MoE compiles national environmental legislation and policies. It plays a coordinating role with donors to facilitate the financing of projects that reduce the risk from contaminated sites.
The most polluted area in Albania, the area of the former Soda PVC plant in Vlora, was cleaned by a Dutch-funded project that was completed in 2011 and the contaminated site waste has been collected at the “Hazardous Waste Landfill Of Ex- Soda PVC Plant “, on a surface of 15,000 m2, which is monitored, stored and maintained by a MEI subsidiary in liq-uidation. The Ex-Soda PVC Plant Landfill Monitoring Reports are submitted every 4 months to the NEA from the former Enterprise / Liquidation Plant of nitrogen Fertilizers, Fier, which is charged by MEI to monitor and store the Landfill of Vlora.
The area of the Ex- Soda Plant in Vlora is therefore considered as rehabilitated but there is no monitoring by the NEA regarding the situation after rehabilitation. Capacities at NEA are low both technically and financially.
The Regional Health Directorate in Vlora does not have the appropriate technical and human capacity to monitor mercury or its health effects in the population of the Ex- Soda PVC Plant area.
The EDEN Center has been working since 2011 within some projects on the Ex- Soda PVC Plant, Vlore. Mostly the projects consisted in the study of the mercury levels in fish and in the inhabitants of the area. These projects have been implemented with the financial sup-port of IPEN under the “Zero mercury” program and the tests have been carried out in the BRI laboratory (Biodiversity Research Institute, Portland, Maine, USA). The purpose was awareness raising among residents about the risks they are facing living in a polluted site, as well as the creation of updated data and the impact to relevant institutions to take further steps to clear the area and remove the residents from that area.
Resources and financial mechanisms
Ministry of Environment Initiates and coordinates projects that are covered by the state budget in accordance with medium-term budget programs, also initiates and coordinates projects with foreign funding.
No feasibility study has been yet carried out for the implementation of the Convention obligations. It is necessary to carry out such a study, on the basis of which identify possible projects to be financed in this regard.
Health aspects
The Ministry of Health has as mission to draft and implement policies and strategies in the healthcare sector. There is no program or strategy in Albania for identifying and protecting populations in risk, nor any education program to prevent occupational mercury exposure. Also, there is lack of sufficient institutional and health professional capacities for the pre-vention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of health risks related to mercury or mercury compounds exposure. The Department of Health and Environment at IPH has conducted in the 90s studies on mercury in hair, but in recent years such studies are lacking. This is
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also related to the limited capacities of the IPH Laboratory that analyzes heavy metals to conduct mercury analysis.
The EDEN Center has been engaged through several projects in the area of the Ex-Soda PVC Plant, Vlora in order to raise awareness among residents about the risks posed by the area’s mercury contamination and the awareness of the relevant institutions to take further steps to clean up the area, as well as for the removal of residents from that area. The EDEN Center thinks that it has sufficient capacity to handle and monitor health risks.
There is a lack of an education and information strategy for particularly in risk communities and the general public.
Exchange of information, awareness and education
Legislation related to other chemical conventions ratified by Albania also contains provi-sions for the exchange of information. However, an exchange of information specifically for the Minamata Convention is necessary and it is a requirement of the Convention that a national focal point should be assigned for this purpose.
The Ministry of Environment is the competent authority for exchanging information and raising public awareness of environmental issues. For this purpose, MoE has its website, the environmental bulletin and at the same time organizes awareness raising campaigns on various environmental issues. The information sector cooperates with the technical sector covering the Conventions and has the capacity to organize awareness campaigns. However, there is a need to increase the technical capacity and information related to mercury as well as the organization of awareness campaigns in this regard.
The Office of Chemicals is tasked, inter alia, with information of the general public on the risks arising from chemicals when considered necessary for the protection of human health or the environment.
As a politicy-making institution, the Ministry of Health regulates through legal and sub legal acts the promotion and facilitation of providing information to the public on public health issues in general and on the factors affecting it.
The Institute of Public Health has a special department on health promotion that needs to be more involved in awareness of mercury issues, taking into consideration that the health system seems to be the most relevant, with biocides, medical devices, cosmetic products as well as health aspects in the system.
There are shortcomings in the provision of information to civil society and the general pub-lic, as well as the involvement of civil society in concrete actions for environmental risk management.
There have been civil society efforts, such as studies and publications of the EDEN Center and its awareness-raising activities on mercury, particularly in the polluted area of the Ex- Soda PVC Plant, which would be good to replicate and expand. There is lack of publications on mercury; there is no information about the mercury in school curricula. There is no train-ing material to increase institutional and professional capacity.
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Research, development and monitoring
The National Environmental Agency carries out monitoring of the state of the environment, within which chemical analyzes of contaminants, including heavy metals, are carried out. In this context, mercury is also analyzed in surface waters. The NEA Laboratory does not perform sampling and analysis of mercury in air and the laboratory is not accredited for determination of mercury.
Ministry of Energy and Industry has a coordinating and consultative role according to the needs and requirements of institutions that monitor health and the environment, including the role of subordinate institutions such as the Albanian Geological Service for monitor-ing of groundwater; National Agency for Natural Resources to monitor emissions from the mining industry in water and land; Chemicals Collection and Treatment Center for the safe storage and disposal of hazardous chemicals administered by MEI, the former Nitrogenous Fertilizer Plant, Fier, which monitors two landfills with hazardous waste (Arsenic Waste Landfill, Fier and Mercury Waste Landfill, Vlore). The Albanian Geological Service Labora-tory performs groundwater monitoring but does not conduct mercury analyzes.
The Institute for Food Safety and Veterinary (IFSV) carries out monitoring on biota (fish, mollusc and fishery products as well as waters in mollusc farming areas). The internal control of the plants is performed monthly. The tests are carried out at the IFSV Heavy Metal Laboratory. Regularly is monitored for more than 15 years the mollusc production area of the Butrint Lagoon, for 2 years has been monitored the area of bivalve mollusc production in Shengjin Bay. From January 2017, monitoring of 3 new areas of natural growth of bivalve molluscs is envisaged: Karavasta area, Shkumbin-Spille, Durrës Bay. Fishery products are regularly analyzed based on manufacturers’ requirements. Since December 2015, IFSV does not cover this service due to the failure of AAS-instrument operation. It is envisaged buying a new absorber, and is foreseen that this service will resume in 2018. Shortcomings are observed in the monitoring of freshwater fisheries (rivers, lakes) and there is no monitoring of waters in aquaculture reserves. After the resumption of the monitoring, it would be necessary to extend it to the entire territory of Albania.
The Faculty of Natural Sciences of the University of Tirana (FSHN / UT) in cooperation with the University of Vlora has carried out monitoring of mercury levels in the air through bio-monitoring in the framework of the international project ICP-Vegetation. The mercury ana-lyzing laboratory has high-level analytical and human capacities but is not accredited.
Scientific research institutions may have studies in this field but lacks coordination and cooperation with the competent authorities to make their data public. Strengthening co-ordination and involvement of scientific institutions in mercury monitoring projects in the environment is a necessity.
In general, there is a lack of technical capabilities of mercury monitoring and testing in various environmental matrices and human exposure indicators. Even those few labs that carry out mercury chemical analyzes are not accredited for this analyte. There is a need for accreditation of laboratories carrying out mercury chemical analyzes.
Civil society has also been engaged in study projects on mercury. The EDEN Center has con-ducted a mercury level survey on fish and residents at Ex-Soda-PVC Plant in Vlora, the tests were conducted at the Biodiversity Research Institute, Portland, Maine, USA.
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Conclusions and recommendations
In Albania there are a number of institutions and organizations that are engaged in the mer-cury problematic, especially in the context of polluted areas, environmental monitoring and emissions and discharges inventories (PRTR).
In the framework of the preparations for the ratification of the Minamata Convention, in order to provide institutional and administrative support for the implementation of the project, is established in May 2016 the Steering Committee of the Minamata Initial Assess-ment Project in Albania by an order of the Minister of Environment. This committee has extensive representation from relevant central institutions, academia and civil society and seems to have all the capacity to initiate political discussions and define the national strat-egy and concrete steps for ratification of the Minamata Convention.
No feasibility study has been carried out yet for the implementation of the Convention obligations. It is necessary to carry out such a study, on which basis possible projects to be financed in this regard will be identified. According to Article 20 of the Convention, it is possible to consider the possibility of preparing an action plan after the Minamata initial assessment.
As noted by the respective analysis of the legislation, the legal basis of chemicals that ad-dresses the obligations of the Convention on mercury should be completed, what should be followed by an analysis by all relevant institutions of the obligations deriving from the Minamata Convention and taking measures for their fulfilment.
Certain Articles of the Convention, such as the extraction of metal mercury or the small scale gold mining, are not relevant for Albania and do not require capacity building.
The National Environment Agency which issues environmental permits for operators that have mercury discharges into water or land have low technical capacity to address this issue while setting environmental permit conditions. Capacities of industrial operators related to the control of mercury discharge are low and the degree of compulsory reporting is very low. It would be necessary that NEA prepares a list of activities related to mercury and is enforced the legal obligation for reporting on emissions and discharges of industrial opera-tors.
Nearly lack completely the technical capacities of environmental, health and market sur-veillance inspection authorities in addressing mercury. Training activities are also needed for the customs authorities regarding the customs control for the import and export of mercury and mercury compounds.
This analysis shows that the number of qualified personnel in the institutions and in the inspection authorities is insufficient in terms of technical capacity.
To complement the aforementioned shortcomings, a modular training program for mercury and the fulfilment of the Minamata Convention provisions, would need to be adapted for all concerned stakeholders according to the Convention articles.
The polluted area of the Ex- Soda PVC Plant has been rehabilitated in 2011, but since this action, with the some exceptions of civil society efforts, no monitoring has been done to
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assess the risks to health and the environment, to identify populations at risk, especially for vulnerable populations. In this context, more efforts should be made to ensure that health care in the already rehabilitated area of Ex-Soda PVC-Vlora is appropriate for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of populations affected by mercury or its compounds exposure. There is no program or strategy for identifying and protecting popu-lations at risk from mercury, nor any educational program to prevent occupational mercury exposure.
In addition to this area, other areas near cement factories, waste incinerators, and near the melting of non-ferrous metals would deserve the same attention as to the assessment of the risks to the health of the inhabitants. Also, there is lack of sufficient institutional and professional capacities for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of health risks associated with exposure to mercury and mercury compounds. A feasibility study and an action plan for this purpose would be appropriate.
The National Environmental Agency as the institution that prepares environmental permits has information on industrial activities in the country, but does not have a list of activities related to mercury in particular.
Generally, there is lack of knowledge and awareness about the health and environmental problems of mercury in products.
Identification of mercury in products through their labelling for its content would enable decreasing the risk of exposure due to the lack of knowledge of the presence of a hazard-ous element, in case e.g. the breaking of a mercury containing lamp, and would affect the proper management of these products at the end of the life cycle, thus reducing people’s exposure and environmental pollution.
There is a lack of an education and information strategy for vulnerable communities in par-ticular and the general public.
Secondary legislation on cosmetic and biocidal products needs to be completed and the State Health Inspectorate needs to be informed and trained on the implementation of the new legal requirements on cosmetic and biocidal products.
Waste of dental clinics is not collected and treated in a differentiated way. In dental clinics, the use of amalgam separators should be introduced as a criterion. Establishing national targets aiming at preventing dental caries and promoting health, minimizing the need for tooth restoration, and promoting the use of best environmental practices in dental facili-ties to reduce mercury and mercury discharges into water and land would help to gradually eliminate dental amalgam or minimize mercury exposure.
Laboratory infrastructure for mercury analysis seems inadequate, laboratories have ma-terial and financial deficiencies, and all laboratories that potentially analyze mercury in environmental matrices are not accredited for this index. There is an immediate need to strengthen analytical capacities, without which the risk assessment and monitoring of many activities related to the implementation of the Minamata Convention are not pos-sible. Of course, there is a need for accreditation of labs for mercury analysis. There is no control over the storage, manipulation and disposal of mercury waste from the laboratories of the institutions. The preparation of a manual for this purpose would help to avoid the
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discharge to water of hazardous chemicals waste from the analytical activities of chemical laboratories. The scope of coverage of this manual could be far wider and cover other haz-ardous chemicals as well.
There are already two landfills for hazardous waste in Albania, one of which is located in the Ex- Soda PVC area, for mercury waste.
It is necessary to regulate with by-laws the responsibilities of the relevant institutions for the exchange of information regarding the health impacts of exposure to mercury and its compounds, in close cooperation with WHO and other relevant organizations, as well as awareness regarding mercury exposure.
Shortcomings are noted in the provision of information to civil society and the general public, as well as the involvement of civil society in concrete actions for environmental risk management. It is required the commitment of the responsible institutions in the health and environment system to enable the public’s awareness and information of the public on the problematic of mercury.
It is imperative to strengthen coordination and involvement of scientific institutions in mer-cury monitoring projects in the environment.
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Anne
x 1: P
olic
y and
Reg
ulat
ory M
easu
res i
n Pl
ace a
nd R
emai
ning
Gap
s rel
ated
to M
inam
ata C
onve
ntio
n im
plem
enta
tion
ARTI
CLE
3 - M
ERCU
RY S
UPP
LY S
OU
RCES
AN
D TR
ADE
Succ
inct
sum
mar
y of
pr
ovis
ions
rele
vant
to
Alba
nia
- Not
allo
w n
ew p
rimar
y m
ercu
ry m
inin
g
- Pha
se o
ut e
xisti
ng p
rimar
y m
ercu
ry m
inin
g w
ithin
15
year
s
- Obt
ain
info
rmati
on o
n st
ocks
of m
ercu
ry o
r mer
cury
com
poun
ds e
xcee
ding
50
met
ric to
ns (M
T), a
nd
mer
cury
supp
ly g
ener
ating
stoc
ks e
xcee
ding
10
MT/
yr
- In
acco
rdan
ce w
ith A
rticl
e 3.
5(b)
, ens
ures
that
exc
ess m
ercu
ry fr
om d
ecom
miss
ioni
ng c
hlor
-alk
ali p
lant
s is
disp
osed
of i
n ac
cord
ance
to e
nviro
nmen
tally
soun
d m
anag
emen
t gui
delie
s (se
e pa
ra 3
a of
arti
cle
11)
- Not
allo
w th
e ex
port
of m
ercu
ry u
nles
s the
impo
rting
cou
ntry
pro
vide
s writt
en c
onse
nt, t
he m
ercu
ry is
fo
r an
allo
wed
use
or e
nviro
nmen
tally
soun
d st
orag
e, a
nd a
ll ot
her c
ondi
tions
of A
rticl
e 3.
6 ar
e m
et
- Not
allo
w th
e im
port
of m
ercu
ry w
ithou
t gov
ernm
ent c
onse
nt, e
nsur
ing
both
the
mer
cury
sour
ce a
nd
prop
osed
use
are
allo
wed
und
er th
e Co
nven
tion
(and
app
licab
le d
omes
tic la
w).
Polic
y an
d re
gula
tory
mea
sure
s in
plac
e th
at e
nabl
e th
e co
untr
y to
com
ply
with
the
abov
e lis
ted
prov
isio
ns:
Title
and
refe
renc
e/
num
ber o
f rel
evan
t Re
gula
tory
Mea
sure
Aspe
cts a
ddre
ssed
by
polic
y/Re
gula
tory
mea
sure
:
Law
No.
27/
2016
On
chem
ical
s man
agem
ent,
17
.03.
2016
This
is a
fram
e La
w th
at tr
ansp
oses
par
tly R
EACH
and
CLP
EU
Reg
ulati
ons.
At p
oint
3 o
f Arti
cle
23 “
Prev
entio
n an
d re
ducti
on o
f env
ironm
enta
l pol
lutio
n fr
om c
hem
ical
s” o
f thi
s law
it
is sti
pula
ted
that
, for
the
redu
ction
of p
ollu
tion
and
grad
ual e
limin
ation
till
the
com
plet
e ba
n of
mer
cury
sh
all b
e in
duce
d m
easu
res t
o ba
n ex
port
s, to
redu
ce m
ercu
ry in
pro
duct
s, p
roce
sses
, and
in in
dust
ries
whi
ch u
se, d
ischa
rge
or e
mit
mer
cury
to th
e at
mos
pher
e or
rele
ase
in u
ncon
trol
led
way
tech
nolo
gic
was
te
cont
aini
ng m
ercu
ry, t
he re
spon
sibili
ty fo
r sto
rage
and
safe
disp
osal
of m
ercu
ry.
At p
oint
4 o
f the
sam
e Ar
ticle
, it i
s stip
ulat
ed th
at ru
les f
or b
anni
ng th
e ex
port
of m
etal
lic m
ercu
ry,
com
poun
ds a
nd c
erta
in m
ercu
ry m
ixtu
res,
safe
stor
age
of m
etal
lic m
ercu
ry a
nd sp
ecifi
c cr
iteria
for t
he
stor
age
of m
etal
lic m
ercu
ry c
onsi
dere
d as
was
te w
ill b
e ap
prov
ed b
y th
e Co
unci
l of M
inist
ers w
ith th
e pr
opos
al o
f the
min
ister
resp
onsi
ble
for t
he e
nviro
nmen
t.
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Law
No.
10
277,
dat
ed
13.0
5.20
10 o
n th
e ac
-ce
ssio
n of
the
Repu
blic
of
Alb
ania
to th
e Ro
tter-
dam
Con
v.
Mer
cury
com
poun
ds a
re in
clud
ed a
t Ann
ex II
I: Ch
emic
als t
hat a
re su
bjec
t to
PIC
proc
edur
e. O
ne o
f the
ite
ms o
f thi
s Ann
ex a
re M
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
, inc
ludi
ng in
orga
nic
mer
cury
com
poun
ds, a
lkyl
ic m
ercu
ry
com
poun
ds, a
lkyl
oxya
lkyl
ic c
ompo
unds
and
ary
lic m
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
.
Deci
sion
of M
inist
eria
l Co
unci
l Nr.
665,
dat
ed
21.0
9.20
16 “
On
the
expo
rt a
nd im
port
of
haza
rdou
s che
mic
als”
The
obje
ctive
of t
his D
ecisi
on is
con
siste
nt w
ith th
e ob
jecti
ve o
f the
Rott
erda
m C
onve
ntion
, ado
pted
by
Law
no.
102
77, d
ated
13.
05.2
010,
“O
n ac
cess
ion
of th
e Re
publ
ic o
f Alb
ania
in th
e Ro
tterd
am C
onve
n-tio
n O
n th
e pr
oced
ure
of P
rior I
nfor
med
Con
sent
for c
erta
in h
azar
dous
che
mic
als a
nd p
rodu
cts f
or p
lant
pr
otec
tion
in in
tern
ation
al tr
ade.
”
This
deci
sion
tran
spos
es th
e Re
gula
tion
(EC)
no.
649
/201
2 of
the
Euro
pean
Par
liam
ent a
nd th
e Co
unci
l, da
ted
July
4, 2
012,
con
cern
ing
the
expo
rt a
nd im
port
of d
ange
rous
che
mic
als
At P
art 1
“Li
st o
f che
mic
als s
ubje
ct to
exp
ort n
otific
ation
pro
cedu
re”
of A
nnex
I “L
ist o
f haz
ardo
us c
hem
i-ca
ls an
d ar
ticle
s” o
f thi
s DCM
, mer
cury
com
poun
ds a
re in
clud
ed a
t ite
m 1
12: “
Mer
cury
com
poun
ds
incl
udin
g in
orga
nic
mer
cury
com
poun
ds, a
nd a
rylic
, alk
ylox
yalk
yl, a
lkyl
ic c
ompo
unds
of m
ercu
ry, w
ith th
e ex
cepti
on o
f mer
cury
com
poun
ds th
at a
re li
sted
in A
nnex
V”
.
At P
art 3
“‘L
ist o
f che
mic
als s
ubje
ct to
the
PIC
proc
edur
e in
the
fram
e of
the
Rotte
rdam
Con
venti
on”
of
Anne
x I,
at it
em 2
1 th
ere
are
incl
uded
“M
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
, inc
ludi
ng in
orga
nic
mer
cury
com
poun
ds,
alky
lic m
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
, alk
ylox
yalk
ylic
com
poun
ds a
nd a
rylic
mer
cury
com
poun
ds”
At T
able
. 2 “
Oth
er c
hem
ical
s pro
hibi
ted
to b
e ex
port
ed, b
esid
es th
ose
liste
d in
App
endi
ces A
and
B to
the
Stoc
khol
m C
onve
ntion
on
POPs
” of
Ann
ex IV
“Ch
emic
als a
nd h
azar
dous
item
s pro
hibi
ted
to b
e ex
port
ed”,
ther
e ar
e in
clud
ed it
ems a
s fol
low
s:
Nr.
The
desc
riptio
n of
the
chem
ical
/ ite
ms t
hat a
re
proh
ibite
d to
exp
ort
Addi
tiona
l dat
a, w
here
pos
sibl
e
(eg.
the
chem
ical n
ame
, EC,
CAS
No.
)2.
Mer
cury
com
poun
ds, e
xclu
ding
com
poun
ds
expo
rted
for r
esea
rch
and
deve
lopm
ent p
urpo
ses,
fo
r med
ical
pur
pose
s or a
naly
sis.
Cinn
abar
Min
eral
, Mer
cury
Chl
orid
e (I)
Hg2C
l 2,
No.
CAS
101
12-9
1-1,
Code
NK
2852
10
00
Mer
cury
oxid
e (II)
HgO
, No.
CAS
219
08-5
3-2;
Code
NK
2852
100
03.
Met
allic
mer
cury
and
mix
ture
s of m
etal
lic m
ercu
ry
with
oth
er su
bsta
nces
, inc
ludi
ng a
lloys
of m
ercu
ry,
with
a m
ercu
ry c
once
ntra
tion
of a
t lea
st 9
5% o
f th
e to
tal w
eigh
t.
No.
CAS
743
9-97
-6
Code
NK
2805
40
Out
stan
ding
regu
lato
ry o
r pol
icy
aspe
cts t
hat w
ould
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d/de
velo
ped
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Co
nven
-tio
n’s p
rovi
sion
s (on
ly in
rela
tion
to b
indi
ng p
rovi
sion
s):
Ther
e ar
e no
kno
wn
existi
ng o
r new
prim
ary
mer
cury
min
ing
or st
ocks
of m
ercu
ry o
r mer
cury
com
poun
ds e
xcee
ding
50
met
ric to
ns
(MT)
, and
mer
cury
supp
ly g
ener
ating
stoc
ks e
xcee
ding
10
MT/
yr in
Alb
ania
. Thi
s is a
pre
limin
ary
stat
emen
t, w
hich
nee
ds to
be
con-
firm
ed b
y th
e m
ercu
ry in
vent
ory.
Som
e pr
ovisi
ons r
elat
ed to
impo
rt a
nd e
xpor
t of m
ercu
ry a
nd so
me
mer
cury
com
poun
ds a
re a
lread
y co
vere
d by
the
Law
No.
10
277,
da
ted
13.0
5.20
10 o
n th
e ac
cess
ion
of th
e Re
publ
ic o
f Alb
ania
to th
e Ro
tterd
am C
onve
ntion
“O
n th
e pr
oced
ure
of p
rior i
nfor
med
co
nsen
t for
som
e ha
zard
ous c
hem
ical
s and
pla
nt p
rote
ction
pro
duct
s in
inte
rnati
onal
trad
e” a
nd D
CM N
r. 66
5, d
ated
21.
09.2
016
on
impo
rt e
xpor
t of h
azar
dous
che
mic
als.
Rule
s for
ban
ning
the
expo
rt o
f met
allic
mer
cury
, com
poun
ds a
nd c
erta
in m
ercu
ry m
ixtu
res,
safe
stor
age
of m
etal
lic m
ercu
ry a
nd
spec
ific
crite
ria fo
r the
sto
rage
of m
etal
lic m
ercu
ry c
onsid
ered
as w
aste
are
pla
nned
to b
e pr
epar
ed u
nder
the
Law
No.
27/
2016
O
n ch
emic
als m
anag
emen
t, d
ated
17.
03.2
016,
in c
ompl
ianc
e w
ith th
e pr
opos
ed R
egul
ation
of t
he E
urop
ean
Parli
amen
t and
of t
he
Coun
cil o
n M
ercu
ry a
nd re
peal
ing
Regu
latio
n (E
C) N
o 11
02/2
008
and
acco
rdin
g to
the
requ
irem
ents
of M
inam
ata
Conv
entio
n.
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Law
No.
10
277,
dat
ed
13.0
5.20
10 o
n th
e ac
-ce
ssio
n of
the
Repu
blic
of
Alb
ania
to th
e Ro
tter-
dam
Con
v.
Mer
cury
com
poun
ds a
re in
clud
ed a
t Ann
ex II
I: Ch
emic
als t
hat a
re su
bjec
t to
PIC
proc
edur
e. O
ne o
f the
ite
ms o
f thi
s Ann
ex a
re M
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
, inc
ludi
ng in
orga
nic
mer
cury
com
poun
ds, a
lkyl
ic m
ercu
ry
com
poun
ds, a
lkyl
oxya
lkyl
ic c
ompo
unds
and
ary
lic m
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
.
Deci
sion
of M
inist
eria
l Co
unci
l Nr.
665,
dat
ed
21.0
9.20
16 “
On
the
expo
rt a
nd im
port
of
haza
rdou
s che
mic
als”
The
obje
ctive
of t
his D
ecisi
on is
con
siste
nt w
ith th
e ob
jecti
ve o
f the
Rott
erda
m C
onve
ntion
, ado
pted
by
Law
no.
102
77, d
ated
13.
05.2
010,
“O
n ac
cess
ion
of th
e Re
publ
ic o
f Alb
ania
in th
e Ro
tterd
am C
onve
n-tio
n O
n th
e pr
oced
ure
of P
rior I
nfor
med
Con
sent
for c
erta
in h
azar
dous
che
mic
als a
nd p
rodu
cts f
or p
lant
pr
otec
tion
in in
tern
ation
al tr
ade.
”
This
deci
sion
tran
spos
es th
e Re
gula
tion
(EC)
no.
649
/201
2 of
the
Euro
pean
Par
liam
ent a
nd th
e Co
unci
l, da
ted
July
4, 2
012,
con
cern
ing
the
expo
rt a
nd im
port
of d
ange
rous
che
mic
als
At P
art 1
“Li
st o
f che
mic
als s
ubje
ct to
exp
ort n
otific
ation
pro
cedu
re”
of A
nnex
I “L
ist o
f haz
ardo
us c
hem
i-ca
ls an
d ar
ticle
s” o
f thi
s DCM
, mer
cury
com
poun
ds a
re in
clud
ed a
t ite
m 1
12: “
Mer
cury
com
poun
ds
incl
udin
g in
orga
nic
mer
cury
com
poun
ds, a
nd a
rylic
, alk
ylox
yalk
yl, a
lkyl
ic c
ompo
unds
of m
ercu
ry, w
ith th
e ex
cepti
on o
f mer
cury
com
poun
ds th
at a
re li
sted
in A
nnex
V”
.
At P
art 3
“‘L
ist o
f che
mic
als s
ubje
ct to
the
PIC
proc
edur
e in
the
fram
e of
the
Rotte
rdam
Con
venti
on”
of
Anne
x I,
at it
em 2
1 th
ere
are
incl
uded
“M
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
, inc
ludi
ng in
orga
nic
mer
cury
com
poun
ds,
alky
lic m
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
, alk
ylox
yalk
ylic
com
poun
ds a
nd a
rylic
mer
cury
com
poun
ds”
At T
able
. 2 “
Oth
er c
hem
ical
s pro
hibi
ted
to b
e ex
port
ed, b
esid
es th
ose
liste
d in
App
endi
ces A
and
B to
the
Stoc
khol
m C
onve
ntion
on
POPs
” of
Ann
ex IV
“Ch
emic
als a
nd h
azar
dous
item
s pro
hibi
ted
to b
e ex
port
ed”,
ther
e ar
e in
clud
ed it
ems a
s fol
low
s:
Nr.
The
desc
riptio
n of
the
chem
ical
/ ite
ms t
hat a
re
proh
ibite
d to
exp
ort
Addi
tiona
l dat
a, w
here
pos
sibl
e
(eg.
the
chem
ical n
ame
, EC,
CAS
No.
)2.
Mer
cury
com
poun
ds, e
xclu
ding
com
poun
ds
expo
rted
for r
esea
rch
and
deve
lopm
ent p
urpo
ses,
fo
r med
ical
pur
pose
s or a
naly
sis.
Cinn
abar
Min
eral
, Mer
cury
Chl
orid
e (I)
Hg2C
l 2,
No.
CAS
101
12-9
1-1,
Code
NK
2852
10
00
Mer
cury
oxid
e (II)
HgO
, No.
CAS
219
08-5
3-2;
Code
NK
2852
100
03.
Met
allic
mer
cury
and
mix
ture
s of m
etal
lic m
ercu
ry
with
oth
er su
bsta
nces
, inc
ludi
ng a
lloys
of m
ercu
ry,
with
a m
ercu
ry c
once
ntra
tion
of a
t lea
st 9
5% o
f th
e to
tal w
eigh
t.
No.
CAS
743
9-97
-6
Code
NK
2805
40
Out
stan
ding
regu
lato
ry o
r pol
icy
aspe
cts t
hat w
ould
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d/de
velo
ped
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Co
nven
-tio
n’s p
rovi
sion
s (on
ly in
rela
tion
to b
indi
ng p
rovi
sion
s):
Ther
e ar
e no
kno
wn
existi
ng o
r new
prim
ary
mer
cury
min
ing
or st
ocks
of m
ercu
ry o
r mer
cury
com
poun
ds e
xcee
ding
50
met
ric to
ns
(MT)
, and
mer
cury
supp
ly g
ener
ating
stoc
ks e
xcee
ding
10
MT/
yr in
Alb
ania
. Thi
s is a
pre
limin
ary
stat
emen
t, w
hich
nee
ds to
be
con-
firm
ed b
y th
e m
ercu
ry in
vent
ory.
Som
e pr
ovisi
ons r
elat
ed to
impo
rt a
nd e
xpor
t of m
ercu
ry a
nd so
me
mer
cury
com
poun
ds a
re a
lread
y co
vere
d by
the
Law
No.
10
277,
da
ted
13.0
5.20
10 o
n th
e ac
cess
ion
of th
e Re
publ
ic o
f Alb
ania
to th
e Ro
tterd
am C
onve
ntion
“O
n th
e pr
oced
ure
of p
rior i
nfor
med
co
nsen
t for
som
e ha
zard
ous c
hem
ical
s and
pla
nt p
rote
ction
pro
duct
s in
inte
rnati
onal
trad
e” a
nd D
CM N
r. 66
5, d
ated
21.
09.2
016
on
impo
rt e
xpor
t of h
azar
dous
che
mic
als.
Rule
s for
ban
ning
the
expo
rt o
f met
allic
mer
cury
, com
poun
ds a
nd c
erta
in m
ercu
ry m
ixtu
res,
safe
stor
age
of m
etal
lic m
ercu
ry a
nd
spec
ific
crite
ria fo
r the
sto
rage
of m
etal
lic m
ercu
ry c
onsid
ered
as w
aste
are
pla
nned
to b
e pr
epar
ed u
nder
the
Law
No.
27/
2016
O
n ch
emic
als m
anag
emen
t, d
ated
17.
03.2
016,
in c
ompl
ianc
e w
ith th
e pr
opos
ed R
egul
ation
of t
he E
urop
ean
Parli
amen
t and
of t
he
Coun
cil o
n M
ercu
ry a
nd re
peal
ing
Regu
latio
n (E
C) N
o 11
02/2
008
and
acco
rdin
g to
the
requ
irem
ents
of M
inam
ata
Conv
entio
n.
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ARTI
CLE
4 - M
ERCU
RY-A
DDED
PRO
DUCT
S
Succ
inct
sum
mar
y of
pr
ovis
ions
rele
vant
to
Alba
nia
- Not
allo
w th
e m
anuf
actu
re, i
mpo
rt, a
nd e
xpor
t of p
rodu
cts l
isted
in P
art I
of A
nnex
A n
ot o
ther
wise
ex
clud
ed fo
llow
ing
the
phas
e ou
t dat
e lis
ted
in th
e An
nex
- Pha
se d
own
the
use
of d
enta
l am
alga
m th
roug
h tw
o or
mor
e m
easu
res l
isted
in P
art I
I of A
nnex
A -
Take
m
easu
res t
o pr
even
t the
inco
rpor
ation
of p
rodu
cts l
isted
in P
art I
of A
nnex
A (i
.e.,
switc
hes a
nd re
lays
, ba
tterie
s) in
to la
rger
, ass
embl
ed p
rodu
cts
- Disc
oura
ge th
e m
anuf
actu
re a
nd d
istrib
ution
of n
ew m
ercu
ry p
rodu
ct ty
pes
Anne
x A
Part
I: P
rodu
cts s
ubje
ct to
Arti
cle
4, p
arag
raph
1
Mer
cury
-add
ed p
rodu
cts 5
Batte
ries,
exc
ept f
or b
utton
zinc
silv
er o
xide
batt
erie
s with
a m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt <
2%
and
butt
on zi
nc a
ir ba
tterie
s with
a m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt <
2%
Switc
hes a
nd re
lays
, exc
ept v
ery
high
acc
urac
y ca
paci
tanc
e an
d lo
ss m
easu
rem
ent b
ridge
s and
hig
h fr
eque
ncy
radi
o fr
eque
ncy
switc
hes a
nd re
lays
in m
onito
ring
and
cont
rol i
nstr
umen
ts w
ith a
max
imum
m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt o
f 20
mg
per b
ridge
, sw
itch
or re
lay
Com
pact
fluo
resc
ent l
amps
(CFL
s) fo
r gen
eral
ligh
ting
purp
oses
that
are
≤ 3
0 w
atts w
ith a
mer
cury
con
-te
nt e
xcee
ding
5 m
g pe
r lam
p bu
rner
Line
ar fl
uore
scen
t lam
ps (L
FLs)
for g
ener
al li
ghtin
g pu
rpos
es:
(a) T
riban
d ph
osph
or <
60
watt
s with
a m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt e
xcee
ding
5 m
g pe
r lam
p;(b
) Hal
opho
spha
te p
hosp
hor ≤
40
watt
s with
a m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt e
xcee
ding
10
mg
per l
amp
High
pre
ssur
e m
ercu
ry v
apou
r lam
ps (H
PMV)
for g
ener
al li
ghtin
g pu
rpos
es
Mer
cury
in c
old
cath
ode
fluor
esce
nt la
mps
and
ext
erna
l ele
ctro
de fl
uore
scen
t lam
ps (C
CFL
and
EEFL
) for
el
ectr
onic
disp
lays
: (a
) sho
rt le
ngth
(≤ 5
00 m
m) w
ith m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt e
xcee
ding
3.5
mg
per l
amp
(b) m
ediu
m le
ngth
(> 5
00 m
m a
nd ≤
1 5
00 m
m) w
ith m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt e
xcee
ding
5 m
g pe
r lam
p(c
) lon
g le
ngth
(> 1
500
mm
) with
mer
cury
con
tent
exc
eedi
ng 1
3 m
g pe
r lam
pCo
smeti
cs (w
ith m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt a
bove
1pp
m),
incl
udin
g sk
in li
ghte
ning
soap
s and
cre
ams,
and
not
in-
clud
ing
eye
area
cos
meti
cs w
here
mer
cury
is u
sed
as a
pre
serv
ative
and
no
effec
tive
and
safe
subs
titut
e pr
eser
vativ
es a
re a
vaila
ble1/
Pesti
cide
s, b
ioci
des a
nd to
pica
l anti
septi
cs
The
follo
win
g no
n-el
ectr
onic
mea
surin
g de
vice
s exc
ept n
on-e
lect
roni
c m
easu
ring
devi
ces i
nsta
lled
in
larg
e-sc
ale
equi
pmen
t or t
hose
use
d fo
r hig
h pr
ecisi
on m
easu
rem
ent,
whe
re n
o su
itabl
e m
ercu
ry-fr
ee
alte
rnati
ve is
ava
ilabl
e:(a
) bar
omet
ers;
(b) h
ygro
met
ers;
(c) m
anom
eter
s; (d
) the
rmom
eter
s; (e
)sph
ygm
oman
omet
ers
Anne
x A
Part
II: P
rodu
cts s
ubje
ct to
Arti
cle
4, p
arag
raph
3
Mea
sure
s to
be ta
ken
by a
Par
ty to
pha
se d
own
the
use
of d
enta
l am
alga
m sh
all t
ake
into
acc
ount
the
Part
y’s d
omes
tic c
ircum
stan
ces a
nd re
leva
nt in
tern
ation
al g
uida
nce
and
shal
l inc
lude
two
or m
ore
of th
e m
easu
res f
rom
the
follo
win
g lis
t:
(i) S
etting
nati
onal
obj
ectiv
es a
imin
g at
den
tal c
arie
s pre
venti
on a
nd h
ealth
pro
moti
on, t
here
by m
inim
iz-in
g th
e ne
ed fo
r den
tal r
esto
ratio
n;
(ii) S
etting
nati
onal
obj
ectiv
es a
imin
g at
min
imizi
ng it
s use
;
(iii)
Prom
oting
the
use
of c
ost-e
ffecti
ve a
nd c
linic
ally
effe
ctive
mer
cury
-free
alte
rnati
ves f
or d
enta
l res
tora
-tio
n;
(iv) P
rom
oting
rese
arch
and
dev
elop
men
t of q
ualit
y m
ercu
ry-fr
ee m
ater
ials
for d
enta
l res
tora
tion;
(v) E
ncou
ragi
ng re
pres
enta
tive
prof
essio
nal o
rgan
izatio
ns a
nd d
enta
l sch
ools
to e
duca
te a
nd tr
ain
dent
al
prof
essio
nals
and
stud
ents
on
the
use
of m
ercu
ry-fr
ee d
enta
l res
tora
tion
alte
rnati
ves a
nd o
n pr
omoti
ng
best
man
agem
ent p
racti
ces;
(vi)
Disc
oura
ging
insu
ranc
e po
licie
s and
pro
gram
mes
that
favo
ur d
enta
l am
alga
m u
se o
ver m
ercu
ry-fr
ee
dent
al re
stor
ation
;
(vii)
Enc
oura
ging
insu
ranc
e po
licie
s and
pro
gram
mes
that
favo
ur th
e us
e of
qua
lity
alte
rnati
ves t
o de
ntal
am
alga
m fo
r den
tal r
esto
ratio
n;
(viii
) Res
tric
ting
the
use
of d
enta
l am
alga
m to
its e
ncap
sula
ted
form
;
(ix) P
rom
oting
the
use
of b
est e
nviro
nmen
tal p
racti
ces i
n de
ntal
faci
lities
to re
duce
rele
ases
of m
ercu
ry
and
mer
cury
com
poun
ds to
wat
er a
nd la
nd.
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ARTI
CLE
4 - M
ERCU
RY-A
DDED
PRO
DUCT
S
Succ
inct
sum
mar
y of
pr
ovis
ions
rele
vant
to
Alba
nia
- Not
allo
w th
e m
anuf
actu
re, i
mpo
rt, a
nd e
xpor
t of p
rodu
cts l
isted
in P
art I
of A
nnex
A n
ot o
ther
wise
ex
clud
ed fo
llow
ing
the
phas
e ou
t dat
e lis
ted
in th
e An
nex
- Pha
se d
own
the
use
of d
enta
l am
alga
m th
roug
h tw
o or
mor
e m
easu
res l
isted
in P
art I
I of A
nnex
A -
Take
m
easu
res t
o pr
even
t the
inco
rpor
ation
of p
rodu
cts l
isted
in P
art I
of A
nnex
A (i
.e.,
switc
hes a
nd re
lays
, ba
tterie
s) in
to la
rger
, ass
embl
ed p
rodu
cts
- Disc
oura
ge th
e m
anuf
actu
re a
nd d
istrib
ution
of n
ew m
ercu
ry p
rodu
ct ty
pes
Anne
x A
Part
I: P
rodu
cts s
ubje
ct to
Arti
cle
4, p
arag
raph
1
Mer
cury
-add
ed p
rodu
cts 5
Batte
ries,
exc
ept f
or b
utton
zinc
silv
er o
xide
batt
erie
s with
a m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt <
2%
and
butt
on zi
nc a
ir ba
tterie
s with
a m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt <
2%
Switc
hes a
nd re
lays
, exc
ept v
ery
high
acc
urac
y ca
paci
tanc
e an
d lo
ss m
easu
rem
ent b
ridge
s and
hig
h fr
eque
ncy
radi
o fr
eque
ncy
switc
hes a
nd re
lays
in m
onito
ring
and
cont
rol i
nstr
umen
ts w
ith a
max
imum
m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt o
f 20
mg
per b
ridge
, sw
itch
or re
lay
Com
pact
fluo
resc
ent l
amps
(CFL
s) fo
r gen
eral
ligh
ting
purp
oses
that
are
≤ 3
0 w
atts w
ith a
mer
cury
con
-te
nt e
xcee
ding
5 m
g pe
r lam
p bu
rner
Line
ar fl
uore
scen
t lam
ps (L
FLs)
for g
ener
al li
ghtin
g pu
rpos
es:
(a) T
riban
d ph
osph
or <
60
watt
s with
a m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt e
xcee
ding
5 m
g pe
r lam
p;(b
) Hal
opho
spha
te p
hosp
hor ≤
40
watt
s with
a m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt e
xcee
ding
10
mg
per l
amp
High
pre
ssur
e m
ercu
ry v
apou
r lam
ps (H
PMV)
for g
ener
al li
ghtin
g pu
rpos
es
Mer
cury
in c
old
cath
ode
fluor
esce
nt la
mps
and
ext
erna
l ele
ctro
de fl
uore
scen
t lam
ps (C
CFL
and
EEFL
) for
el
ectr
onic
disp
lays
: (a
) sho
rt le
ngth
(≤ 5
00 m
m) w
ith m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt e
xcee
ding
3.5
mg
per l
amp
(b) m
ediu
m le
ngth
(> 5
00 m
m a
nd ≤
1 5
00 m
m) w
ith m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt e
xcee
ding
5 m
g pe
r lam
p(c
) lon
g le
ngth
(> 1
500
mm
) with
mer
cury
con
tent
exc
eedi
ng 1
3 m
g pe
r lam
pCo
smeti
cs (w
ith m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt a
bove
1pp
m),
incl
udin
g sk
in li
ghte
ning
soap
s and
cre
ams,
and
not
in-
clud
ing
eye
area
cos
meti
cs w
here
mer
cury
is u
sed
as a
pre
serv
ative
and
no
effec
tive
and
safe
subs
titut
e pr
eser
vativ
es a
re a
vaila
ble1/
Pesti
cide
s, b
ioci
des a
nd to
pica
l anti
septi
cs
The
follo
win
g no
n-el
ectr
onic
mea
surin
g de
vice
s exc
ept n
on-e
lect
roni
c m
easu
ring
devi
ces i
nsta
lled
in
larg
e-sc
ale
equi
pmen
t or t
hose
use
d fo
r hig
h pr
ecisi
on m
easu
rem
ent,
whe
re n
o su
itabl
e m
ercu
ry-fr
ee
alte
rnati
ve is
ava
ilabl
e:(a
) bar
omet
ers;
(b) h
ygro
met
ers;
(c) m
anom
eter
s; (d
) the
rmom
eter
s; (e
)sph
ygm
oman
omet
ers
Anne
x A
Part
II: P
rodu
cts s
ubje
ct to
Arti
cle
4, p
arag
raph
3
Mea
sure
s to
be ta
ken
by a
Par
ty to
pha
se d
own
the
use
of d
enta
l am
alga
m sh
all t
ake
into
acc
ount
the
Part
y’s d
omes
tic c
ircum
stan
ces a
nd re
leva
nt in
tern
ation
al g
uida
nce
and
shal
l inc
lude
two
or m
ore
of th
e m
easu
res f
rom
the
follo
win
g lis
t:
(i) S
etting
nati
onal
obj
ectiv
es a
imin
g at
den
tal c
arie
s pre
venti
on a
nd h
ealth
pro
moti
on, t
here
by m
inim
iz-in
g th
e ne
ed fo
r den
tal r
esto
ratio
n;
(ii) S
etting
nati
onal
obj
ectiv
es a
imin
g at
min
imizi
ng it
s use
;
(iii)
Prom
oting
the
use
of c
ost-e
ffecti
ve a
nd c
linic
ally
effe
ctive
mer
cury
-free
alte
rnati
ves f
or d
enta
l res
tora
-tio
n;
(iv) P
rom
oting
rese
arch
and
dev
elop
men
t of q
ualit
y m
ercu
ry-fr
ee m
ater
ials
for d
enta
l res
tora
tion;
(v) E
ncou
ragi
ng re
pres
enta
tive
prof
essio
nal o
rgan
izatio
ns a
nd d
enta
l sch
ools
to e
duca
te a
nd tr
ain
dent
al
prof
essio
nals
and
stud
ents
on
the
use
of m
ercu
ry-fr
ee d
enta
l res
tora
tion
alte
rnati
ves a
nd o
n pr
omoti
ng
best
man
agem
ent p
racti
ces;
(vi)
Disc
oura
ging
insu
ranc
e po
licie
s and
pro
gram
mes
that
favo
ur d
enta
l am
alga
m u
se o
ver m
ercu
ry-fr
ee
dent
al re
stor
ation
;
(vii)
Enc
oura
ging
insu
ranc
e po
licie
s and
pro
gram
mes
that
favo
ur th
e us
e of
qua
lity
alte
rnati
ves t
o de
ntal
am
alga
m fo
r den
tal r
esto
ratio
n;
(viii
) Res
tric
ting
the
use
of d
enta
l am
alga
m to
its e
ncap
sula
ted
form
;
(ix) P
rom
oting
the
use
of b
est e
nviro
nmen
tal p
racti
ces i
n de
ntal
faci
lities
to re
duce
rele
ases
of m
ercu
ry
and
mer
cury
com
poun
ds to
wat
er a
nd la
nd.
5 D
ate
after
whi
ch th
e m
anuf
actu
re, i
mpo
rt o
r exp
ort o
f the
pro
duct
s sha
ll no
t be
allo
wed
(pha
se-o
ut d
ate)
is 2
020
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Polic
y an
d re
gula
tory
mea
sure
s in
plac
e th
at e
nabl
e th
e co
untr
y to
com
ply
with
the
abov
e lis
ted
prov
isio
ns:
Regu
lato
ry M
easu
reAs
pect
s add
ress
ed b
y po
licy/
Regu
lato
ry m
easu
re:
DCM
No
866
of
04.1
2.20
12 “
On
batte
r-ie
s, a
ccum
ulat
ors a
nd
thei
r was
te”
The
deci
sion
aim
s to
a) e
stab
lish
rule
s for
the
plac
ing
on th
e m
arke
t of b
atter
ies a
nd a
ccum
ulat
ors;
b) p
ro-
hibi
t the
pla
cing
on
the
mar
ket o
f batt
erie
s and
acc
umul
ator
s con
tain
ing
haza
rdou
s sub
stan
ces;
c) m
axi-
mize
the
sepa
rate
col
lecti
on o
f was
te b
atter
ies a
nd a
ccum
ulat
ors;
d) p
rom
ote
a hi
gh le
vel o
f rec
yclin
g; d
) re
duce
the
quan
tities
of w
aste
batt
erie
s and
acc
umul
ator
s tha
t des
troy
ed to
geth
er w
ith m
ixed
mun
icip
al
was
te; f
) im
prov
e th
e en
viro
nmen
tal p
erfo
rman
ce o
f all
econ
omic
ope
rato
rs in
volv
ed in
the
life
cycl
e of
ba
tterie
s and
acc
umul
ator
s.
At C
hapt
er V
I “Ba
n on
the
plac
ing
on th
e m
arke
t”, p
oint
1, i
t is s
tipul
ated
that
it is
forb
idde
n to
put
on
the
mar
ket b
atter
ies o
r acc
umul
ator
s, w
heth
er o
r not
inst
alle
d in
equ
ipm
ent c
onta
inin
g m
ercu
ry m
ore
than
0.
0005
% o
f the
ir w
eigh
t. Th
is lim
it sh
all n
ot a
pply
to b
utton
bat
erie
s, c
onta
inin
g m
ercu
ry n
ot m
ore
than
2%
of t
heir
wei
ght.
Man
ufac
ture
rs o
f batt
erie
s, a
nd b
utton
acc
umul
ator
s and
batt
erie
s con
tain
ing
mor
e th
an 0
,000
5 %
Hg.
.. ha
ve to
labe
l the
m w
ith c
hem
ical
sym
bol o
f met
als.
DCM
No
957
of
19.1
2.20
12 o
n th
e w
aste
of
ele
ctric
al a
nd e
lec-
tron
ic e
quip
men
t
DCM
on
was
te e
lect
rical
and
ele
ctro
nic
equi
pmen
t ful
ly tr
ansp
osin
g Di
recti
ve 2
002/
96/E
C, d
eter
min
es th
at
the
Min
istry
of E
nviro
nmen
t and
the
min
istry
resp
onsib
le fo
r eco
nom
y en
cour
age
the
desig
n an
d pr
oduc
e of
ele
ctric
al a
nd e
lect
roni
c eq
uipm
ent,
whi
ch t
ake
into
acc
ount
and
faci
litat
e di
sman
tling
and
rec
over
y, in
par
ticul
ar th
e re
use
and
recy
clin
g of
was
te e
lect
rical
and
ele
ctro
nic
equi
pmen
t, co
mpo
nent
s an
d th
eir
mat
eria
ls.
Rega
rdin
g to
the
trea
tmen
t of w
aste
of e
lect
rical
and
ele
ctro
nic
equi
pmen
t, An
nex
II de
fines
that
mus
t be
rem
oved
mer
cury
-con
tain
ing
com
pone
nts a
s key
s lig
ht, c
hang
ing
lam
ps o
r lig
hting
.
Prod
ucer
s tha
t pla
ce in
mar
ket E
lect
rical
and
Ele
ctro
nic
Equi
pmen
t, sh
all m
inim
ize d
umpi
ng o
f WEE
E in
the
sam
e pl
ace
with
mix
ed h
ouse
hold
was
te, t
o fa
cilit
ate
thei
r sep
arat
ed co
llecti
on, l
abel
them
with
the
sym
bol
defin
ed in
Ann
ex IV
of t
he D
CM o
n W
EEE
In p
artic
ular
for t
he p
rote
ction
of c
hild
ren’
s hea
lth b
iodi
spon
ibili
ty (s
olub
le e
xtra
ct h
ave
toxi
colo
gica
l sig
nifi-
canc
e) th
at d
eriv
es fr
om th
e us
e of
toys
as t
arge
t sho
uld
not e
xcee
d th
e le
vels
of 0
.5 μ
g m
ercu
ry.
Rega
rdin
g th
e M
ercu
ry-c
onta
inin
g el
ectr
ical
com
pone
nts
and
Mer
cury
-con
tain
ing
fluor
esce
nt la
mps
, An-
nex
2.2
of D
CM o
n W
EEE
spec
ifies
the
subs
tituti
on o
f pro
duct
s con
tain
ing
one
or m
ore
inte
ntion
ally
add
ed
heav
y m
etal
s or i
f a su
itabl
e al
tern
ative
exi
sts,
the
min
imiza
tion
or su
bstit
ution
in p
rodu
cts o
f one
or m
ore
inte
ntion
ally
add
ed h
eavy
met
als;
Rega
rdin
g th
e M
ercu
ry-c
onta
inin
g el
ectr
ical
com
pone
nts
and
Mer
cury
-con
tain
ing
fluor
esce
nt l
amps
, pa
ragr
aph
VI o
f DCM
on
WEE
E sp
ecifi
es th
e pr
ovisi
on o
f pro
duct
info
rmati
on in
clud
ing
labe
lling
to e
nsur
e th
at u
sers
are
info
rmed
of t
he co
nten
t of o
ne o
r mor
e in
tenti
onal
ly a
dded
hea
vy m
etal
s and
of t
he n
eed
for
safe
use
and
was
te h
andl
ing;
Rega
rdin
g th
e M
ercu
ry-c
onta
inin
g el
ectr
ical
com
pone
nts
and
Mer
cury
-con
tain
ing
fluor
esce
nt la
mps
, par
a-gr
aph
V of
DCM
on
WEE
E sp
ecifi
es th
e us
e of
eco
nom
ic in
centi
ves
or v
olun
tary
agr
eem
ents
to re
duce
or
elim
inat
e th
e co
nten
t in
prod
ucts
of t
he h
eavy
met
als
Law
No.
27/
2016
On
chem
ical
s man
agem
ent,
17
.03.
2016
This
new
Law
is a
fram
e La
w th
at tr
ansp
oses
par
tly R
EACH
and
CLP
EU
Reg
ulati
ons.
At p
oint
3 o
f Arti
cle
23 “
Prev
entio
n an
d re
ducti
on o
f env
ironm
enta
l pol
lutio
n fr
om c
hem
ical
s” o
f thi
s la
w
it is
stipu
late
d th
at “
In th
e re
ducti
on o
f pol
lutio
n an
d gr
adua
l elim
inati
on ti
ll th
e co
mpl
ete
ban
of m
ercu
ry
are
incl
uded
mea
sure
s to
ban
expo
rts,
to re
duce
mer
cury
in p
rodu
cts,
pro
cess
es, a
nd in
indu
strie
s tha
t use
, di
scha
rge
or e
mit
mer
cury
to th
e at
mos
pher
e or
rele
ase
in u
ncon
trol
led
way
tech
nolo
gic
was
te c
onta
inin
g m
ercu
ry, t
he re
spon
sibili
ty fo
r sto
rage
and
safe
disp
osal
of m
ercu
ry”.
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Polic
y an
d re
gula
tory
mea
sure
s in
plac
e th
at e
nabl
e th
e co
untr
y to
com
ply
with
the
abov
e lis
ted
prov
isio
ns:
Regu
lato
ry M
easu
reAs
pect
s add
ress
ed b
y po
licy/
Regu
lato
ry m
easu
re:
DCM
No
866
of
04.1
2.20
12 “
On
batte
r-ie
s, a
ccum
ulat
ors a
nd
thei
r was
te”
The
deci
sion
aim
s to
a) e
stab
lish
rule
s for
the
plac
ing
on th
e m
arke
t of b
atter
ies a
nd a
ccum
ulat
ors;
b) p
ro-
hibi
t the
pla
cing
on
the
mar
ket o
f batt
erie
s and
acc
umul
ator
s con
tain
ing
haza
rdou
s sub
stan
ces;
c) m
axi-
mize
the
sepa
rate
col
lecti
on o
f was
te b
atter
ies a
nd a
ccum
ulat
ors;
d) p
rom
ote
a hi
gh le
vel o
f rec
yclin
g; d
) re
duce
the
quan
tities
of w
aste
batt
erie
s and
acc
umul
ator
s tha
t des
troy
ed to
geth
er w
ith m
ixed
mun
icip
al
was
te; f
) im
prov
e th
e en
viro
nmen
tal p
erfo
rman
ce o
f all
econ
omic
ope
rato
rs in
volv
ed in
the
life
cycl
e of
ba
tterie
s and
acc
umul
ator
s.
At C
hapt
er V
I “Ba
n on
the
plac
ing
on th
e m
arke
t”, p
oint
1, i
t is s
tipul
ated
that
it is
forb
idde
n to
put
on
the
mar
ket b
atter
ies o
r acc
umul
ator
s, w
heth
er o
r not
inst
alle
d in
equ
ipm
ent c
onta
inin
g m
ercu
ry m
ore
than
0.
0005
% o
f the
ir w
eigh
t. Th
is lim
it sh
all n
ot a
pply
to b
utton
bat
erie
s, c
onta
inin
g m
ercu
ry n
ot m
ore
than
2%
of t
heir
wei
ght.
Man
ufac
ture
rs o
f batt
erie
s, a
nd b
utton
acc
umul
ator
s and
batt
erie
s con
tain
ing
mor
e th
an 0
,000
5 %
Hg.
.. ha
ve to
labe
l the
m w
ith c
hem
ical
sym
bol o
f met
als.
DCM
No
957
of
19.1
2.20
12 o
n th
e w
aste
of
ele
ctric
al a
nd e
lec-
tron
ic e
quip
men
t
DCM
on
was
te e
lect
rical
and
ele
ctro
nic
equi
pmen
t ful
ly tr
ansp
osin
g Di
recti
ve 2
002/
96/E
C, d
eter
min
es th
at
the
Min
istry
of E
nviro
nmen
t and
the
min
istry
resp
onsib
le fo
r eco
nom
y en
cour
age
the
desig
n an
d pr
oduc
e of
ele
ctric
al a
nd e
lect
roni
c eq
uipm
ent,
whi
ch t
ake
into
acc
ount
and
faci
litat
e di
sman
tling
and
rec
over
y, in
par
ticul
ar th
e re
use
and
recy
clin
g of
was
te e
lect
rical
and
ele
ctro
nic
equi
pmen
t, co
mpo
nent
s an
d th
eir
mat
eria
ls.
Rega
rdin
g to
the
trea
tmen
t of w
aste
of e
lect
rical
and
ele
ctro
nic
equi
pmen
t, An
nex
II de
fines
that
mus
t be
rem
oved
mer
cury
-con
tain
ing
com
pone
nts a
s key
s lig
ht, c
hang
ing
lam
ps o
r lig
hting
.
Prod
ucer
s tha
t pla
ce in
mar
ket E
lect
rical
and
Ele
ctro
nic
Equi
pmen
t, sh
all m
inim
ize d
umpi
ng o
f WEE
E in
the
sam
e pl
ace
with
mix
ed h
ouse
hold
was
te, t
o fa
cilit
ate
thei
r sep
arat
ed co
llecti
on, l
abel
them
with
the
sym
bol
defin
ed in
Ann
ex IV
of t
he D
CM o
n W
EEE
In p
artic
ular
for t
he p
rote
ction
of c
hild
ren’
s hea
lth b
iodi
spon
ibili
ty (s
olub
le e
xtra
ct h
ave
toxi
colo
gica
l sig
nifi-
canc
e) th
at d
eriv
es fr
om th
e us
e of
toys
as t
arge
t sho
uld
not e
xcee
d th
e le
vels
of 0
.5 μ
g m
ercu
ry.
Rega
rdin
g th
e M
ercu
ry-c
onta
inin
g el
ectr
ical
com
pone
nts
and
Mer
cury
-con
tain
ing
fluor
esce
nt la
mps
, An-
nex
2.2
of D
CM o
n W
EEE
spec
ifies
the
subs
tituti
on o
f pro
duct
s con
tain
ing
one
or m
ore
inte
ntion
ally
add
ed
heav
y m
etal
s or i
f a su
itabl
e al
tern
ative
exi
sts,
the
min
imiza
tion
or su
bstit
ution
in p
rodu
cts o
f one
or m
ore
inte
ntion
ally
add
ed h
eavy
met
als;
Rega
rdin
g th
e M
ercu
ry-c
onta
inin
g el
ectr
ical
com
pone
nts
and
Mer
cury
-con
tain
ing
fluor
esce
nt l
amps
, pa
ragr
aph
VI o
f DCM
on
WEE
E sp
ecifi
es th
e pr
ovisi
on o
f pro
duct
info
rmati
on in
clud
ing
labe
lling
to e
nsur
e th
at u
sers
are
info
rmed
of t
he co
nten
t of o
ne o
r mor
e in
tenti
onal
ly a
dded
hea
vy m
etal
s and
of t
he n
eed
for
safe
use
and
was
te h
andl
ing;
Rega
rdin
g th
e M
ercu
ry-c
onta
inin
g el
ectr
ical
com
pone
nts
and
Mer
cury
-con
tain
ing
fluor
esce
nt la
mps
, par
a-gr
aph
V of
DCM
on
WEE
E sp
ecifi
es th
e us
e of
eco
nom
ic in
centi
ves
or v
olun
tary
agr
eem
ents
to re
duce
or
elim
inat
e th
e co
nten
t in
prod
ucts
of t
he h
eavy
met
als
Law
No.
27/
2016
On
chem
ical
s man
agem
ent,
17
.03.
2016
This
new
Law
is a
fram
e La
w th
at tr
ansp
oses
par
tly R
EACH
and
CLP
EU
Reg
ulati
ons.
At p
oint
3 o
f Arti
cle
23 “
Prev
entio
n an
d re
ducti
on o
f env
ironm
enta
l pol
lutio
n fr
om c
hem
ical
s” o
f thi
s la
w
it is
stipu
late
d th
at “
In th
e re
ducti
on o
f pol
lutio
n an
d gr
adua
l elim
inati
on ti
ll th
e co
mpl
ete
ban
of m
ercu
ry
are
incl
uded
mea
sure
s to
ban
expo
rts,
to re
duce
mer
cury
in p
rodu
cts,
pro
cess
es, a
nd in
indu
strie
s tha
t use
, di
scha
rge
or e
mit
mer
cury
to th
e at
mos
pher
e or
rele
ase
in u
ncon
trol
led
way
tech
nolo
gic
was
te c
onta
inin
g m
ercu
ry, t
he re
spon
sibili
ty fo
r sto
rage
and
safe
disp
osal
of m
ercu
ry”.
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Draft
DCM
on
the
rest
rictio
ns
on th
e m
anu-
fact
ure,
pla
cing
on
the
mar
ket
and
use
of c
er-
tain
haz
ardo
us
chem
ical
s and
ar
ticle
s.
The
draft
DCM
stipu
late
s res
tric
tions
on
man
ufac
turin
g, p
laci
ng o
n th
e m
arke
t and
use
of c
erta
in ch
emic
als
and
artic
les,
haz
ardo
us to
hum
an h
ealth
and
the
envi
ronm
ent.
This
draft
Dec
ision
tran
spos
es A
nnex
es X
VII a
nd V
I of R
egul
ation
(EC)
No.
190
7/20
06 o
f Par
liam
ent a
nd th
e Eu
rope
an C
ounc
il da
ted
18 D
ecem
ber 2
006
on th
e Re
gist
ratio
n, E
valu
ation
, Aut
horiz
ation
and
Res
tric
tion
of C
hem
ical
s (RE
ACH)
.
Anne
x I o
f thi
s dr
aft c
onsis
ts o
f 2 c
hapt
ers.
Cha
pter
I of
thi
s An
nex
lists
64
subs
tanc
es o
r gr
oups
of s
ub-
stan
ces.
Mer
cury
and
mer
cury
com
poun
ds a
nd m
ercu
ry b
elon
g to
Ann
ex I,
Cha
pter
1 “
List
of b
aned
and
rest
ricte
d su
bsta
nces
”:
18: M
ercu
ry C
ompo
unds
will
not
be
plac
ed o
n th
e m
arke
t, or
use
d, a
s sub
stan
ce o
r in
mix
ture
s, w
here
the
subs
tanc
e or
mix
ture
is in
tend
ed fo
r use
:
a) in
pre
venti
ng a
dver
se a
ction
s by
micr
oorg
anism
s, pl
ants
or a
nim
als
on s
hipp
ing
body
, - c
ages
, floa
ts, n
ets
and
any
othe
r equ
ipm
ent u
sed
for fi
shin
g or
aqu
acul
ture
of o
yste
rs; -
any
dev
ice o
r app
arat
us p
artia
lly o
r to-
tally
mer
ged
/ sub
mer
ged,
b) w
ood
pres
erva
tion;
c) st
rong
satu
ratio
n of
indu
stria
l tex
tiles
and
yar
ns p
rovi
ded
for f
abric
ation
; d) w
aste
wat
er tr
eatm
ent,
rega
rdle
ss o
f the
ir us
e.
18.a
: Mer
cury
1. M
ercu
ry w
ill n
ot b
e pl
aced
on
the
mar
ket:
a) in
ther
mom
eter
s tha
t mea
sure
bod
y te
mpe
ratu
re; b
) in
othe
r mea
surin
g de
vice
s pro
vide
d fo
r sal
e to
the
gene
ral p
ublic
(suc
h as
man
omet
ers
and
ther
mom
eter
s no
t int
ende
d to
mea
sure
the
tem
pera
ture
of t
he
body
).
2. T
he re
stric
tion
refe
rred
to in
poi
nt 1
sha
ll no
t app
ly to
mea
surin
g de
vice
s th
at w
ere
in u
se b
efor
e 1
July
20
19.
3. T
he re
stric
tion
refe
rred
to p
oint
s 1, b
, sha
ll no
t app
ly to
:
a) m
easu
ring
devi
ces
since
1 D
ecem
ber 2
014
have
an
age
mor
e th
an 5
0 ye
ars;
b) b
arom
eter
s (e
xcep
t ba-
rom
eter
s tha
t mee
t the
crit
eria
und
er p
arag
raph
(a))
abov
e, u
ntil 1
July
201
9;
4. m
easu
ring
devi
ces
cont
aini
ng m
ercu
ry b
elow
, int
ende
d fo
r in
dust
rial a
nd p
rofe
ssio
nal u
se w
ill n
ot b
e pl
aced
on
the
mar
ket a
fter 1
July
201
9:
baro
met
ers;
hyg
rom
eter
s; m
anom
eter
s; s
figm
oman
omet
ers;
mea
surin
g in
stru
men
ts u
sed
in p
letis
mo-
grap
h; te
nsio
met
ers;
ther
mom
eter
s and
oth
er u
ses n
on-e
lect
rical
ther
mom
etric
;
Rest
rictio
ns w
ill a
lso a
pply
to m
easu
ring
devi
ces
whi
ch a
re a
lread
y pl
aced
on
the
mar
ket i
f the
y in
tend
ed
to b
e fil
led
with
mer
cury
.
5. T
he li
mita
tion
in p
arag
raph
4 sh
all n
ot a
pply
to:
a) s
phyg
mom
anom
eter
s to
be
used
: (I)
in e
pide
mio
logi
cal s
tudi
es w
hich
are
und
er w
ay o
n th
e da
te c
or-
resp
ondi
ng to
15
days
afte
r pub
licati
on o
f thi
s dec
ision
in th
e O
ffici
al G
azett
e, (I
I) as
refe
renc
e st
anda
rds i
n cl
inic
al v
alid
ation
stud
ies o
f sph
ygm
oman
omet
ers n
ot c
onta
inin
g m
ercu
ry;
b) th
erm
omet
ers a
imed
onl
y to
per
form
test
s in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e st
anda
rds r
equi
re th
e us
e of
mer
cury
th
erm
omet
ers u
ntil J
uly
1, 2
019;
c) m
ercu
ry c
ells
with
trip
le p
oint
s, w
hich
are
use
d fo
r the
calib
ratio
n of
pla
tinum
resis
tanc
e th
erm
omet
ers.
6. m
easu
ring
devi
ces
that
use
mer
cury
bel
ow, a
imed
at p
rofe
ssio
nal a
nd in
dust
rial u
se w
ill n
ot b
e pl
aced
on
the
mar
ket a
fter 1
July
201
9:
a) p
iknc
omet
ers c
onta
inin
g m
ercu
ry; b
) mer
cury
met
erin
g de
vice
s for
the
dete
rmin
ation
of s
often
ing
poin
t.
Rest
rictio
ns re
ferr
ed to
in p
oint
4 a
nd 6
shal
l not
app
ly to
:
a) m
easu
ring
devi
ces m
ore
than
50
year
s old
in D
ecem
ber 2
014.
b)m
easu
ring
devi
ces w
hich
are
to b
e di
s-pl
ayed
in p
ublic
exh
ibiti
ons f
or c
ultu
ral a
nd h
istor
ical
pur
pose
s.De
cisio
n of
Min
ister
ial
Coun
cil N
r. 66
5, d
ated
21
.09.
2016
“O
n th
e ex
port
and
impo
rt o
f ha
zard
ous c
hem
ical
s”
The
obje
ctive
of t
his D
ecisi
on is
cons
isten
t with
the
obje
ctive
of t
he R
otter
dam
Con
venti
on, a
dopt
ed b
y La
w
no. 1
0277
, dat
ed 1
3.05
.201
0, “O
n ac
cess
ion
of th
e Re
publ
ic o
f Alb
ania
in th
e Ro
tterd
am C
onve
ntion
On
the
proc
edur
e of
Prio
r Inf
orm
ed C
onse
nt fo
r cer
tain
haz
ardo
us c
hem
ical
s an
d pr
oduc
ts fo
r pla
nt p
rote
ction
in
inte
rnati
onal
trad
e.”
This
deci
sion
tran
spos
es t
he R
egul
ation
(EC)
no.
649
/201
2 of
the
Eur
opea
n Pa
rliam
ent
and
the
Coun
cil,
date
d Ju
ly 4
, 201
2, c
once
rnin
g th
e ex
port
and
impo
rt o
f dan
gero
us c
hem
ical
s
At A
nnex
IV “C
hem
ical
s and
haz
ardo
us it
ems p
rohi
bite
d to
be
expo
rted
”, Ta
ble.
2 “O
ther
chem
ical
s pro
hib-
ited
to b
e ex
port
ed, b
esid
es th
ose
liste
d in
App
endi
ces
A an
d B
to th
e St
ockh
olm
Con
venti
on o
n PO
Ps”
of
this
DCM
, the
re a
re in
clud
ed C
osm
etic
soap
s con
tain
ing
mer
cury
.
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Draft
DCM
on
the
rest
rictio
ns
on th
e m
anu-
fact
ure,
pla
cing
on
the
mar
ket
and
use
of c
er-
tain
haz
ardo
us
chem
ical
s and
ar
ticle
s.
The
draft
DCM
stipu
late
s res
tric
tions
on
man
ufac
turin
g, p
laci
ng o
n th
e m
arke
t and
use
of c
erta
in ch
emic
als
and
artic
les,
haz
ardo
us to
hum
an h
ealth
and
the
envi
ronm
ent.
This
draft
Dec
ision
tran
spos
es A
nnex
es X
VII a
nd V
I of R
egul
ation
(EC)
No.
190
7/20
06 o
f Par
liam
ent a
nd th
e Eu
rope
an C
ounc
il da
ted
18 D
ecem
ber 2
006
on th
e Re
gist
ratio
n, E
valu
ation
, Aut
horiz
ation
and
Res
tric
tion
of C
hem
ical
s (RE
ACH)
.
Anne
x I o
f thi
s dr
aft c
onsis
ts o
f 2 c
hapt
ers.
Cha
pter
I of
thi
s An
nex
lists
64
subs
tanc
es o
r gr
oups
of s
ub-
stan
ces.
Mer
cury
and
mer
cury
com
poun
ds a
nd m
ercu
ry b
elon
g to
Ann
ex I,
Cha
pter
1 “
List
of b
aned
and
rest
ricte
d su
bsta
nces
”:
18: M
ercu
ry C
ompo
unds
will
not
be
plac
ed o
n th
e m
arke
t, or
use
d, a
s sub
stan
ce o
r in
mix
ture
s, w
here
the
subs
tanc
e or
mix
ture
is in
tend
ed fo
r use
:
a) in
pre
venti
ng a
dver
se a
ction
s by
micr
oorg
anism
s, pl
ants
or a
nim
als
on s
hipp
ing
body
, - c
ages
, floa
ts, n
ets
and
any
othe
r equ
ipm
ent u
sed
for fi
shin
g or
aqu
acul
ture
of o
yste
rs; -
any
dev
ice o
r app
arat
us p
artia
lly o
r to-
tally
mer
ged
/ sub
mer
ged,
b) w
ood
pres
erva
tion;
c) st
rong
satu
ratio
n of
indu
stria
l tex
tiles
and
yar
ns p
rovi
ded
for f
abric
ation
; d) w
aste
wat
er tr
eatm
ent,
rega
rdle
ss o
f the
ir us
e.
18.a
: Mer
cury
1. M
ercu
ry w
ill n
ot b
e pl
aced
on
the
mar
ket:
a) in
ther
mom
eter
s tha
t mea
sure
bod
y te
mpe
ratu
re; b
) in
othe
r mea
surin
g de
vice
s pro
vide
d fo
r sal
e to
the
gene
ral p
ublic
(suc
h as
man
omet
ers
and
ther
mom
eter
s no
t int
ende
d to
mea
sure
the
tem
pera
ture
of t
he
body
).
2. T
he re
stric
tion
refe
rred
to in
poi
nt 1
sha
ll no
t app
ly to
mea
surin
g de
vice
s th
at w
ere
in u
se b
efor
e 1
July
20
19.
3. T
he re
stric
tion
refe
rred
to p
oint
s 1, b
, sha
ll no
t app
ly to
:
a) m
easu
ring
devi
ces
since
1 D
ecem
ber 2
014
have
an
age
mor
e th
an 5
0 ye
ars;
b) b
arom
eter
s (e
xcep
t ba-
rom
eter
s tha
t mee
t the
crit
eria
und
er p
arag
raph
(a))
abov
e, u
ntil 1
July
201
9;
4. m
easu
ring
devi
ces
cont
aini
ng m
ercu
ry b
elow
, int
ende
d fo
r in
dust
rial a
nd p
rofe
ssio
nal u
se w
ill n
ot b
e pl
aced
on
the
mar
ket a
fter 1
July
201
9:
baro
met
ers;
hyg
rom
eter
s; m
anom
eter
s; s
figm
oman
omet
ers;
mea
surin
g in
stru
men
ts u
sed
in p
letis
mo-
grap
h; te
nsio
met
ers;
ther
mom
eter
s and
oth
er u
ses n
on-e
lect
rical
ther
mom
etric
;
Rest
rictio
ns w
ill a
lso a
pply
to m
easu
ring
devi
ces
whi
ch a
re a
lread
y pl
aced
on
the
mar
ket i
f the
y in
tend
ed
to b
e fil
led
with
mer
cury
.
5. T
he li
mita
tion
in p
arag
raph
4 sh
all n
ot a
pply
to:
a) s
phyg
mom
anom
eter
s to
be
used
: (I)
in e
pide
mio
logi
cal s
tudi
es w
hich
are
und
er w
ay o
n th
e da
te c
or-
resp
ondi
ng to
15
days
afte
r pub
licati
on o
f thi
s dec
ision
in th
e O
ffici
al G
azett
e, (I
I) as
refe
renc
e st
anda
rds i
n cl
inic
al v
alid
ation
stud
ies o
f sph
ygm
oman
omet
ers n
ot c
onta
inin
g m
ercu
ry;
b) th
erm
omet
ers a
imed
onl
y to
per
form
test
s in
acco
rdan
ce w
ith th
e st
anda
rds r
equi
re th
e us
e of
mer
cury
th
erm
omet
ers u
ntil J
uly
1, 2
019;
c) m
ercu
ry c
ells
with
trip
le p
oint
s, w
hich
are
use
d fo
r the
calib
ratio
n of
pla
tinum
resis
tanc
e th
erm
omet
ers.
6. m
easu
ring
devi
ces
that
use
mer
cury
bel
ow, a
imed
at p
rofe
ssio
nal a
nd in
dust
rial u
se w
ill n
ot b
e pl
aced
on
the
mar
ket a
fter 1
July
201
9:
a) p
iknc
omet
ers c
onta
inin
g m
ercu
ry; b
) mer
cury
met
erin
g de
vice
s for
the
dete
rmin
ation
of s
often
ing
poin
t.
Rest
rictio
ns re
ferr
ed to
in p
oint
4 a
nd 6
shal
l not
app
ly to
:
a) m
easu
ring
devi
ces m
ore
than
50
year
s old
in D
ecem
ber 2
014.
b)m
easu
ring
devi
ces w
hich
are
to b
e di
s-pl
ayed
in p
ublic
exh
ibiti
ons f
or c
ultu
ral a
nd h
istor
ical
pur
pose
s.De
cisio
n of
Min
ister
ial
Coun
cil N
r. 66
5, d
ated
21
.09.
2016
“O
n th
e ex
port
and
impo
rt o
f ha
zard
ous c
hem
ical
s”
The
obje
ctive
of t
his D
ecisi
on is
cons
isten
t with
the
obje
ctive
of t
he R
otter
dam
Con
venti
on, a
dopt
ed b
y La
w
no. 1
0277
, dat
ed 1
3.05
.201
0, “O
n ac
cess
ion
of th
e Re
publ
ic o
f Alb
ania
in th
e Ro
tterd
am C
onve
ntion
On
the
proc
edur
e of
Prio
r Inf
orm
ed C
onse
nt fo
r cer
tain
haz
ardo
us c
hem
ical
s an
d pr
oduc
ts fo
r pla
nt p
rote
ction
in
inte
rnati
onal
trad
e.”
This
deci
sion
tran
spos
es t
he R
egul
ation
(EC)
no.
649
/201
2 of
the
Eur
opea
n Pa
rliam
ent
and
the
Coun
cil,
date
d Ju
ly 4
, 201
2, c
once
rnin
g th
e ex
port
and
impo
rt o
f dan
gero
us c
hem
ical
s
At A
nnex
IV “C
hem
ical
s and
haz
ardo
us it
ems p
rohi
bite
d to
be
expo
rted
”, Ta
ble.
2 “O
ther
chem
ical
s pro
hib-
ited
to b
e ex
port
ed, b
esid
es th
ose
liste
d in
App
endi
ces
A an
d B
to th
e St
ockh
olm
Con
venti
on o
n PO
Ps”
of
this
DCM
, the
re a
re in
clud
ed C
osm
etic
soap
s con
tain
ing
mer
cury
.
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Out
stan
ding
regu
lato
ry o
r pol
icy
aspe
cts t
hat w
ould
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d/de
velo
ped
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Co
nven
tion’
s pr
ovis
ions
(onl
y in
rela
tion
to b
indi
ng p
rovi
sion
s):
With
resp
ect t
o pa
rt I
of A
nnex
A ”
Mer
cury
add
ed p
rodu
cts”
of M
inam
ata
Conv
entio
n re
gard
ing
the
phas
e-ou
t of t
he m
anuf
actu
re,
impo
rt o
r exp
ort o
f mer
cury
con
tain
ing
prod
ucts
, som
e pr
ovisi
ons
on m
ercu
ry c
onte
nt in
batt
erie
s an
d ac
cum
ulat
ors
are
in p
lace
in
Alba
nia
thro
ugh
DCM
No
866
of 0
4.12
.201
2 “O
n ba
tterie
s, a
ccum
ulat
ors a
nd th
eir w
aste
”.
Som
e pr
ovisi
ons
rela
ted
to th
e m
ercu
ry c
onta
inin
g el
ectr
ical
com
pone
nts
and
fluor
esce
nt la
mps
are
in p
lace
from
DCM
No.
957
of
19.1
2.20
12 o
n w
aste
ele
ctric
al a
nd e
lect
roni
c eq
uipm
ent,
bur t
hese
pro
visio
ns a
re m
ostly
rela
ted
to th
e w
aste
man
agem
ent o
f the
se
com
pone
nts,
incl
udin
g th
e pr
oper
labe
lling
, alth
ough
the
repl
acem
ent o
f hea
vy m
etal
s with
suita
ble
alte
rnati
ves i
s pro
mot
ed.
Min
istry
of E
nviro
nmen
t has
pre
pare
d a
Draft
DCM
on
the
rest
rictio
ns o
n th
e m
anuf
actu
re, p
laci
ng o
n th
e m
arke
t and
use
of c
erta
in
haza
rdou
s ch
emic
als
and
artic
les,
whi
ch fu
lly a
ppro
xim
ates
Ann
ex X
VII o
f REA
CH R
egul
ation
190
7/20
06. T
his
draft
DCM
is to
be
adop
ted
soon
. At A
nnex
1 o
f thi
s dra
ft, c
hapt
er 1
: “Li
st o
f ban
ned
and
rest
ricte
d su
bsta
nces
”, ar
e in
clud
ed m
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
, mai
nly
as b
io-
cida
l pro
duct
s and
mer
cury
.
Pesti
cide
s (p
lant
pro
tecti
on p
rodu
cts)
und
ergo
a r
egist
ratio
n pr
oces
s in
Alb
ania
bef
ore
bein
g im
port
ed o
r pu
t on
the
mar
ket.
Onl
y ac
tive
ingr
edie
nts
allo
wed
in E
U a
re a
llow
ed to
be
regi
ster
ed in
Alb
ania
. A s
imila
r situ
ation
is fo
r bio
cida
l pro
duct
s, w
hich
legi
slatio
n is
unde
r rev
ision
. Yet
, an
expl
icit
ban
of m
ercu
ry c
onta
inin
g pe
stici
des a
nd b
ioci
des,
sim
ilarly
with
the
one
requ
ired
by th
e M
inam
ata
Conv
entio
n an
d th
e Pr
opos
al fo
r a R
egul
ation
of t
he E
urop
ean
Parli
amen
t and
of t
he C
ounc
il on
mer
cury
and
repe
alin
g Re
gula
tion
(EC)
N
o 11
02/2
008
coul
d be
par
t of t
he le
gal m
easu
res f
or th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of M
inam
ata
Conv
entio
n
With
resp
ect t
o pa
rt II
of A
nnex
A ”
Mer
cury
add
ed p
rodu
cts”
on
mea
sure
s to
be
take
n to
pha
se d
own
the
use
of d
enta
l am
alga
m, i
t w
as n
ot fo
und
any
legi
slatio
n in
pla
ce in
Alb
ania
on
dent
al a
mal
gam
. Bas
ed o
n th
e m
ercu
ry in
vent
ory,
it is
need
ed th
e pr
epar
ation
of
pro
visio
ns to
pha
se d
own
the
dent
al a
mal
gam
. Dep
endi
ng o
n th
e re
sults
of t
he in
vent
ory,
as a
min
imum
, cou
ld b
e co
nsid
ered
the
mea
sure
s pr
ovid
ed b
y th
e pr
opos
ed R
egul
ation
of t
he E
urop
ean
Parli
amen
t and
of t
he C
ounc
il on
Mer
cury
and
repe
alin
g Re
gula
tion
(EC)
No
1102
/200
8, th
at a
re th
e us
e of
den
tal a
mal
gam
onl
y in
enc
apsu
late
d fo
rm a
nd th
at d
enta
l fac
ilitie
s be
equi
pped
with
am
alga
m
sepa
rato
rs to
reta
in a
nd c
olle
ct m
ercu
ry c
onta
inin
g am
alga
m re
sidue
s.
Rule
s fo
r re
duci
ng m
ercu
ry in
pro
duct
s ar
e pl
anne
d to
be
prep
ared
und
er th
e La
w N
o. 2
7/20
16 O
n ch
emic
als
man
agem
ent,
date
d 17
.03.
2016
, in
com
plia
nce
with
the
prop
osed
Reg
ulati
on o
f the
Eur
opea
n Pa
rliam
ent a
nd o
f the
Cou
ncil
on M
ercu
ry a
nd re
peal
ing
Regu
latio
n (E
C) N
o 11
02/2
008
and
acco
rdin
g to
the
requ
irem
ents
of M
inam
ata
Conv
entio
n.
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ARTI
CLE
5 - M
ANU
FACT
URI
NG
PRO
CESS
ES IN
WHI
CH M
ERCU
RY O
R M
ERCU
RY C
OM
POU
NDS
ARE
USE
D
Desc
riptio
n of
Arti
cle:
Succ
inct
sum
mar
y of
pr
ovis
ions
rele
vant
to
Alba
nia
- Not
allo
w th
e us
e of
mer
cury
or m
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
in th
e m
anuf
actu
ring
proc
esse
s list
ed in
Par
t I o
f An
nex
B
- Res
tric
t (as
spec
ified
in th
e An
nex)
the
use
of m
ercu
ry in
the
proc
esse
s list
ed in
Par
t II o
f Ann
ex B
- Not
allo
w n
ew fa
ciliti
es fr
om u
sing
mer
cury
in th
e pr
oces
ses l
isted
in A
nnex
B, e
xcep
t fac
ilitie
s usin
g m
er-
cury
cat
alys
ts to
pro
duce
pol
yure
than
e - F
or fa
ciliti
es w
ith p
roce
sses
list
ed in
Ann
ex B
, ide
ntify
and
obt
ain
info
rmati
on o
n m
ercu
ry o
r mer
cury
com
poun
d us
e; a
nd c
ontr
ol m
ercu
ry e
miss
ions
to a
ir, a
nd re
leas
es to
la
nd a
nd w
ater
- Disc
oura
ge n
ew u
ses o
f mer
cury
in in
dust
rial p
roce
sses
An
nex
B: M
anuf
actu
ring
proc
esse
s in
whi
ch m
ercu
ry o
r mer
cury
com
poun
ds a
re u
sed
Part
I: P
roce
sses
subj
ect t
o Ar
ticle
5, p
arag
raph
2
- Ch
lor-a
lkal
i pro
ducti
on, p
hase
out
dat
e 20
25
- Ac
etal
dehy
de p
rodu
ction
in w
hich
mer
cury
or m
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
are
use
d as
a c
atal
yst,
phas
e ou
t da
te 2
018
Part
II: P
roce
sses
subj
ect t
o Ar
ticle
5, p
arag
raph
3:
- Vi
nyl c
hlor
ide
mon
omer
pro
ducti
on
- So
dium
or P
otas
sium
Met
hyla
te o
r Eth
ylat
e
- Pr
oduc
tion
of p
olyu
reth
ane
usin
g m
ercu
ry c
onta
inin
g ca
taly
sts
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Polic
y an
d re
gula
tory
mea
sure
s in
plac
e th
at e
nabl
e th
e co
untr
y to
com
ply
with
the
abov
e lis
ted
prov
isio
ns:
Regu
lato
ry M
easu
reAs
pect
s add
ress
ed b
y po
licy/
Regu
lato
ry m
easu
re:
Law
no.
104
48, d
ated
14
.7.2
011
“On
the
envi
-ro
nmen
tal p
erm
itting
” re
vise
d;
Ther
e ar
e no
indu
stria
l acti
vitie
s as d
escr
ibed
in A
nnex
B c
urre
ntly
carr
ied
out i
n Al
bani
a. N
ever
thel
ess,
the
indu
stria
l acti
vitie
s des
crib
ed in
Ann
ex B
of t
he C
onve
ntion
are
regu
late
d.
Law
no.
104
48, d
ated
14.
7.20
11 “
On
the
envi
ronm
enta
l per
mitti
ng”
has
tran
spos
ed th
e Di
recti
ve 2
008/
1/EC
“O
n th
e in
tegr
ated
pol
lutio
n pr
even
tion
and
cont
rol”
(IPP
C) a
s am
ende
d by
Dire
ctive
200
9/31
/EC,
and
Di
recti
ve 2
001/
80/E
C “O
n th
e lim
itatio
n of
em
issio
ns o
f cer
tain
pol
luta
nts
into
the
air f
rom
larg
e co
mbu
s-tio
n pl
ants
” as
am
ende
d by
Dire
ctive
200
9/31
/EC
and
man
y ot
her p
erm
itting
prin
cipl
es fo
r a v
ast n
umbe
r of
EC/
Dire
ctive
s, c
reati
ng th
e ba
sis fo
r the
new
per
mitti
ng sy
stem
in A
lban
ia.
This
law
est
ablis
hes
mea
sure
s fo
r pe
rmitti
ng th
e op
erati
on o
f cer
tain
gro
ups
of p
ollu
ting
activ
ities
, mea
-su
res
desig
ned
to p
reve
nt o
r, w
here
that
is n
ot p
racti
cabl
e, to
redu
ce e
miss
ions
to th
e ai
r, w
ater
and
land
fr
om su
ch a
ctivi
ties,
incl
udin
g m
easu
res c
once
rnin
g w
aste
as w
ell.
Acco
rdin
g to
the
natio
nal l
egisl
ation
requ
irem
ents
, the
indu
stria
l ope
rato
rs h
ave
the
oblig
ation
to m
onito
r an
d re
port
the
env
ironm
enta
l em
issio
ns o
f the
ir ac
tiviti
es b
ased
on
the
cond
ition
s se
t in
the
res
pecti
ve
envi
ronm
enta
l per
mit.
Out
stan
ding
regu
lato
ry o
r pol
icy
aspe
cts t
hat w
ould
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d/de
velo
ped
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Co
nven
tion’
s pr
ovis
ions
(onl
y in
rela
tion
to b
indi
ng p
rovi
sion
s):
Law
no.
104
48, d
ated
14.
7.20
11 “
On
the
envi
ronm
enta
l per
mitti
ng”
esta
blish
es m
easu
res
for
perm
itting
the
ope
ratio
n of
cer
tain
gr
oups
of p
ollu
ting
activ
ities
, mea
sure
s des
igne
d to
pre
vent
or,
whe
re th
at is
not
pra
ctica
ble,
to re
duce
em
issio
ns to
the
air,
wat
er a
nd
land
from
such
acti
vitie
s, in
clud
ing
mea
sure
s con
cern
ing
was
te a
s wel
l.
Alba
nia
plan
es to
pre
pare
rele
vant
lega
l act
s and
the
natio
nal a
ction
pla
n on
mer
cury
add
ress
ing
the
abov
e lis
ted
prov
ision
s and
oth
er
requ
irem
ents
of t
he C
onve
ntion
, inc
ludi
ng a
lso th
e pr
ohib
ition
of a
ny m
ercu
ry u
se in
thos
e in
dust
rial p
roce
sses
(Ann
ex B
) to
mee
t all
Conv
entio
n ob
ligati
ons r
elat
ed to
such
pro
cess
es u
nder
Arti
cle
5.
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ARTI
CLE
7 –
ARTI
SAN
AL A
ND
SMAL
L-SC
ALE
GO
LD M
ININ
G
Succ
inct
sum
mar
y of
pr
ovis
ions
rele
vant
to
Alba
nia
- Tak
e m
easu
res t
o re
duce
, and
whe
re fe
asib
le, e
limin
ate
mer
cury
and
mer
cury
com
poun
d us
e, e
miss
ions
(to
air)
, and
rele
ases
(to
land
and
wat
er) a
ssoc
iate
d w
ith A
SGM
Anne
x C:
Arti
sana
l and
smal
l-sca
le g
old
min
ing
Polic
y an
d re
gula
tory
mea
sure
s in
plac
e th
at e
nabl
e th
e co
untr
y to
com
ply
with
the
abov
e lis
ted
prov
isio
ns:
Regu
lato
ry M
easu
reAs
pect
s add
ress
ed b
y po
licy/
Regu
lato
ry m
easu
re:
It w
as fo
und
no
ASGM
rela
ted
legi
slatio
n in
Alb
ania
Out
stan
ding
regu
lato
ry o
r pol
icy
aspe
cts t
hat w
ould
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d/de
velo
ped
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Co
nven
-tio
n’s p
rovi
sion
s (on
ly in
rela
tion
to b
indi
ng p
rovi
sion
s):
It w
as fo
und
no A
SGM
rela
ted
legi
slatio
n in
Alb
ania
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ARTI
CLE
8 - E
MIS
SIO
NS
Succ
inct
sum
mar
y of
pr
ovisi
ons r
elev
ant t
o Al
bani
a
-Tak
e m
easu
res t
o co
ntro
l em
issio
ns, o
ption
ally
pre
pare
a n
ation
al p
lan
setti
ng o
ut m
easu
res t
o be
take
n to
con
trol
em
issio
ns a
nd it
s exp
ecte
d ta
rget
s, g
oals
and
outc
omes
;
- Req
uire
the
use
of b
est a
vaila
ble
tech
niqu
es/b
est e
nviro
nmen
tal p
racti
ces (
BAT/
BEP)
for n
ew (a
s defi
ned
in A
rticl
e 8.
2(c)
) sou
rces
list
ed in
Ann
ex D
- Req
uire
one
or m
ore
mea
sure
s as b
elow
to m
ercu
ry e
miss
ions
con
trol
/red
uce
from
exi
sting
sour
ces
liste
d in
Ann
ex D
, whi
ch sh
all b
e op
erati
onal
at t
he so
urce
with
in 1
0 ye
ars -
Req
uire
mon
itorin
g/re
porti
ng
and
othe
rwise
est
ablis
h a
mer
cury
em
issi
ons i
nven
tory
for s
ourc
es li
sted
in A
nnex
D:
(a)
A qu
antifi
ed g
oal f
or c
ontr
ollin
g an
d, w
here
feas
ible
, red
ucin
g em
issio
ns fr
om re
leva
nt so
urce
s;
(b) E
miss
ion
limit
valu
es fo
r con
trol
ling
and,
whe
re fe
asib
le, r
educ
ing
emiss
ions
from
rele
vant
sour
ces;
(c) T
he u
se o
f bes
t ava
ilabl
e te
chni
ques
and
bes
t env
ironm
enta
l pra
ctice
s to
cont
rol e
miss
ions
from
re
leva
nt so
urce
s;
(d) A
mul
ti-po
lluta
nt c
ontr
ol st
rate
gy th
at w
ould
del
iver
co-
bene
fits f
or c
ontr
ol o
f mer
cury
em
issio
ns;
(e) A
ltern
ative
mea
sure
s to
redu
ce e
miss
ions
from
rele
vant
sour
ces.
Anne
x D:
List
of p
oint
sour
ces o
f em
issio
ns o
f mer
cury
and
mer
cury
com
poun
ds to
the
atm
osph
ere
Poin
t sou
rce
cate
gory
:
- Coa
l-fire
d po
wer
pla
nts;
- Coa
l-fire
d in
dust
rial b
oile
rs;
- Sm
eltin
g an
d ro
astin
g pr
oces
ses u
sed
in th
e pr
oduc
tion
of n
on-fe
rrou
s met
als (
lead
, zin
c, c
oppe
r and
in
dust
rial g
old)
;
- Was
te in
cine
ratio
n fa
ciliti
es;
- Cem
ent c
linke
r pro
ducti
on fa
ciliti
es.
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Polic
y an
d re
gula
tory
mea
sure
s in
plac
e th
at e
nabl
e th
e co
untr
y to
com
ply
with
the
abov
e lis
ted
prov
isio
ns:
Regu
lato
ry M
easu
reAs
pect
s add
ress
ed b
y po
licy/
Regu
lato
ry m
easu
re:
Law
no.
104
48, d
ated
14
.7.2
011
“On
the
envi
-ro
nmen
tal p
erm
itting
” re
vise
d;
This
law
est
ablis
hes
mea
sure
s fo
r pe
rmitti
ng th
e op
erati
on o
f cer
tain
gro
ups
of p
ollu
ting
activ
ities
, mea
-su
res
desig
ned
to p
reve
nt o
r, w
here
that
is n
ot p
racti
cabl
e, to
redu
ce e
miss
ions
to th
e ai
r, w
ater
and
land
fr
om su
ch a
ctivi
ties,
incl
udin
g m
easu
res c
once
rnin
g w
aste
as w
ell.
Acco
rdin
g to
the
natio
nal l
egisl
ation
requ
irem
ents
, the
indu
stria
l ope
rato
rs h
ave
the
oblig
ation
to m
onito
r an
d re
port
the
env
ironm
enta
l em
issio
ns o
f the
ir ac
tiviti
es b
ased
on
the
cond
ition
s se
t in
the
res
pecti
ve
envi
ronm
enta
l per
mit.
Artic
le 5
of t
he la
w 1
0448
, dat
ed 1
4.7.
2011
fore
sees
the
prep
arati
on o
f BA
Ts in
Alb
ania
n la
ngua
ge a
ccor
d-in
g to
the
EU B
REF-
s (B
AT R
efer
ence
Doc
umen
ts) o
r oth
er re
fere
nce
docu
men
ts fo
r the
spe
cific
acti
vitie
s in
the
coun
try.
DC
M n
o. 7
42 o
f 9.
9.20
15 “
On
func
tion-
ing
and
man
agem
ent
of th
e PR
TR, a
ppro
val o
f th
e lis
t of a
ctivi
ties a
nd
pollu
tant
s tha
t are
sub-
ject
to th
is re
gist
er, .
.”
This
DCM
est
ablis
hes t
he in
tegr
ated
pol
luta
nt re
leas
e an
d tr
ansf
er re
gist
er (P
RTR)
in A
lban
ia in
the
form
of a
pu
blic
ly a
cces
sible
ele
ctro
nic
data
base
. Thi
s dec
ision
par
tially
tran
spos
es th
e Re
gula
tion
of th
e Co
unci
l and
th
e Eu
rope
an P
arlia
men
t EC/
166/
2006
on
the
Euro
pean
Pol
luta
nt R
elea
se a
nd T
rans
fer R
egist
er a
men
ded
by R
egul
ation
596
/200
9. A
lso, t
his
deci
sion
addr
esse
s th
e re
quire
men
ts o
f the
Pro
toco
l on
PRTR
, rati
fied
by A
lban
ia t
hrou
gh t
he L
aw n
o. 9
548,
dat
ed 0
1.06
.200
6 “O
n ac
cess
ion
of t
he R
epub
lic o
f Alb
ania
to t
he
Prot
ocol
on
Pollu
tant
s Rel
ease
and
Tra
nsfe
r Reg
ister
”
Law
No.
942
5 of
6.
10.2
005
“On
the
adhe
ring
of th
e Re
publ
ic
of A
lban
ia to
the
1979
Co
nven
tion
on L
ong-
rang
e Tr
ansb
ound
ary
Air
Pollu
tion”
.
One
of t
he o
blig
ation
s und
er th
e CL
RTAP
is th
e de
velo
pmen
t of t
he a
ir em
issio
n in
vent
ory.
Alb
ania
has
de-
velo
ped
the
emiss
ion
inve
ntor
y ac
cord
ing
to th
e Gu
idel
ines
for R
epor
ting
Emiss
ion
Data
und
er th
e Co
nven
-tio
n on
Long
-Ran
ge Tr
ansb
ound
ary
Air P
ollu
tion,
the
EMEP
/EEA
Air
Pollu
tant
Em
issio
n In
vent
ory
Guid
eboo
k 20
09 a
nd th
e 20
06 IP
CC G
uide
lines
for N
ation
al G
reen
hous
e Ga
s Inv
ento
ries.
Am
ong
othe
r pol
luta
nts,
the
inve
ntor
y in
clud
es M
ercu
ry.
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In fr
ame
of th
e EU
IPA
2013
Pro
ject
“Te
chni
cal A
ssist
ance
for I
nstit
ution
Bui
ldin
g of
the
Min
istry
of E
nviro
n-m
ent i
n En
forc
ing
Envi
ronm
enta
l and
Clim
ate
Acqu
is (IB
ECA)
“ (E
urop
eAid
/135
700/
DH/S
ER/A
L), b
y 20
17 is
go
ing
to b
e de
velo
ped
a Dr
aft M
inist
eria
l Gui
danc
e on
BAT
for c
emen
t man
ufac
ture
, bric
k m
anuf
actu
re &
po
ultr
y fa
rms.
Out
stan
ding
regu
lato
ry o
r pol
icy
aspe
cts t
hat w
ould
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d/de
velo
ped
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Co
nven
tion’
s pr
ovis
ions
(onl
y in
rela
tion
to b
indi
ng p
rovi
sion
s):
Alba
nia
has
in p
lace
the
legi
slatio
n ad
dres
sing
the
emiss
ions
to th
e ai
r. La
w n
o. 1
0448
, of 1
4.7.
2011
“O
n th
e en
viro
nmen
tal p
erm
it-tin
g” re
vise
d, w
hich
est
ablis
hes m
easu
res f
or p
erm
itting
the
oper
ation
of c
erta
in g
roup
s of p
ollu
ting
activ
ities
, mea
sure
s des
igne
d to
pr
even
t or,
redu
ce e
miss
ions
to th
e ai
r, w
ater
and
land
from
suc
h ac
tiviti
es, i
nclu
ding
mea
sure
s co
ncer
ning
was
te. A
ccor
ding
to th
e la
w o
n en
viro
nmen
tal p
erm
itting
, the
indu
stria
l ope
rato
rs h
ave
the
oblig
ation
to m
onito
r and
repo
rt th
e en
viro
nmen
tal e
miss
ions
of
thei
r acti
vitie
s bas
ed o
n th
e co
nditi
ons s
et in
the
resp
ectiv
e en
viro
nmen
tal p
erm
it.
Artic
le 5
of t
his l
aw fo
rese
es th
e pr
epar
ation
of B
est A
vaila
ble
Tech
nolo
gies
(BAT
) in
Alba
nian
lang
uage
acc
ordi
ng to
the
EU B
AT R
ef-
eren
ce D
ocum
ents
(BRE
F-s)
or o
ther
refe
renc
e do
cum
ents
for t
he s
peci
fic a
ctivi
ties
in th
e co
untr
y.
Alba
nia
has
ratifi
ed t
he C
onve
ntion
on
Long
-Ran
ge T
rans
boun
dary
Air
Pollu
tion
and
has
parti
ally
tra
nspo
sed
the
Regu
latio
n of
the
Co
unci
l and
the
Euro
pean
Par
liam
ent E
C/16
6/20
06 o
n th
e Eu
rope
an P
ollu
tant
Rel
ease
and
Tra
nsfe
r Reg
ister
am
ende
d by
Reg
ulati
on
596/
2009
. In
fram
e of
thes
e in
tern
ation
al co
mm
itmen
ts, a
s wel
l as i
n fr
ame
of a
n IP
A 20
13 p
roje
ct “
Tech
nica
l Ass
istan
ce fo
r Ins
tituti
on
Build
ing
of th
e M
inist
ry o
f Env
ironm
ent i
n En
forc
ing
Envi
ronm
enta
l and
Clim
ate
Acqu
is (IB
ECA)
“, a
Dra
ft M
inist
eria
l Gui
danc
e on
BAT
fo
r cem
ent m
anuf
actu
re a
nd o
ther
indu
strie
s will
be
prod
uced
.
Best
ava
ilabl
e te
chni
ques
/bes
t env
ironm
enta
l pra
ctice
s (BA
T/BE
P) ta
king
into
acc
ount
any
diff
eren
ce b
etw
een
new
and
exi
sting
sour
c-es
list
ed in
Ann
ex D
of t
he M
inam
ata
Conv
entio
n (c
oal-fi
red
pow
er p
lant
s, c
oal-fi
red
indu
stria
l boi
lers
, non
-ferr
ous
met
al s
mel
ting
and
roas
ting
proc
esse
s, w
aste
inci
nera
tion,
and
cem
ent p
rodu
ction
) will
be
adop
ted
by C
onfe
renc
e of
the
Parti
es a
t its
firs
t mee
ting,
ac
cord
ing
to p
oint
8 o
f Arti
cle
8 of
the
Conv
entio
n. T
hese
, tog
ethe
r with
the
supp
ort i
n de
term
inin
g go
als
and
setti
ng e
miss
ion
limit
valu
es w
ill b
e a
big
help
for A
lban
ia fr
om th
e Co
nven
tion.
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ARTI
CLE
9 - R
ELEA
SES
Succ
inct
sum
mar
y of
pr
ovis
ions
rele
vant
to
Alba
nia
- Ide
ntific
ation
of t
he re
leva
nt p
oint
sour
ce c
ateg
orie
s no
late
r tha
n th
ree
year
s afte
r ent
ry in
to fo
rce
of
the
Conv
entio
n fo
r Alb
ania
- Tak
e m
easu
res t
o co
ntro
l rel
ease
s, p
ossib
ly p
repa
re a
nati
onal
pla
n fo
r it.
The
plan
mus
t be
subm
itted
to
CoP
with
in fo
ur y
ears
afte
r ent
ry in
to fo
rce
of th
e Co
nven
tion
for A
lban
ia.
- Req
uire
repo
rting
or o
ther
wise
obt
ain
info
rmati
on a
s nee
ded
to id
entif
y sig
nific
ant s
ourc
es o
f mer
cury
/m
ercu
ry c
ompo
und
rele
ases
to la
nd o
r wat
er, a
nd to
mai
ntai
n an
inve
ntor
y of
rele
ases
from
the
sour
ces
iden
tified
- Tak
e as
app
ropr
iate
one
or m
ore
mea
sure
s as b
elow
to c
ontr
ol/r
educ
e m
ercu
ry a
nd m
ercu
ry c
ompo
und
rele
ases
to la
nd a
nd w
ater
from
sign
ifica
nt so
urce
s:
(a) R
elea
se li
mit
valu
es to
con
trol
and
, whe
re fe
asib
le, r
educ
e re
leas
es fr
om re
leva
nt so
urce
s;
(b) T
he u
se o
f bes
t ava
ilabl
e te
chni
ques
and
bes
t env
ironm
enta
l pra
ctice
s to
cont
rol r
elea
ses f
rom
rel-
evan
t sou
rces
;
(c) A
mul
ti-po
lluta
nt c
ontr
ol st
rate
gy th
at w
ould
del
iver
co-
bene
fits f
or c
ontr
ol o
f mer
cury
rele
ases
;
(d) A
ltern
ative
mea
sure
s to
redu
ce re
leas
es fr
om re
leva
nt so
urce
s.
A n
ation
al p
lan
may
be
prep
ared
.
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Polic
y an
d re
gula
tory
mea
sure
s in
plac
e th
at e
nabl
e th
e co
untr
y to
com
ply
with
the
abov
e lis
ted
prov
isio
ns:
Regu
lato
ry M
easu
reAs
pect
s add
ress
ed b
y po
licy/
Regu
lato
ry m
easu
re:
Law
no.
104
48, o
f 14
.7.2
011“
On
the
envi
-ro
nmen
tal p
erm
itting
”
Und
er t
he L
aw n
o. 1
0448
, dat
ed 1
4.7.
2011
“O
n th
e en
viro
nmen
tal p
erm
itting
”, pr
ivat
e co
mpa
nies
/ope
r-at
ors,
whi
ch h
ave
been
sub
ject
to
an e
nviro
nmen
tal p
erm
it (‘A
’ and
/ or
‘B’)
are
oblig
ed t
o pe
rfor
m t
he
self-
mon
itorin
g pr
oced
ures
thr
ough
cer
tified
mon
itorin
g st
ruct
ures
/ la
bora
torie
s, a
ccor
ding
to t
he s
peci
-fic
ation
s an
d co
nditi
ons
fore
seen
in t
he e
nviro
nmen
tal p
erm
it, a
s w
ell a
s th
e en
viro
nmen
tal p
erm
itting
le
gisla
tion
in fo
rce,
and
to su
bmit
the
repo
rt to
the
Nati
onal
Env
ironm
enta
l Age
ncy.
This
law
est
ablis
hes
mea
sure
s fo
r pe
rmitti
ng th
e op
erati
on o
f cer
tain
gro
ups
of p
ollu
ting
activ
ities
, mea
-su
res
desig
ned
to p
reve
nt o
r, w
here
that
is n
ot p
racti
cabl
e, to
redu
ce e
miss
ions
to th
e ai
r, w
ater
and
land
fr
om su
ch a
ctivi
ties,
incl
udin
g m
easu
res c
once
rnin
g w
aste
as w
ell.
DCM
No.
742
of 9
.9.2
015
“On
func
tioni
ng a
nd
man
agem
ent o
f the
PR
TR, a
ppro
val o
f the
lis
t of a
ctivi
ties a
nd p
ol-
luta
nts t
hat a
re su
bjec
t to
this
regi
ster
...”
This
DCM
est
ablis
hes t
he in
tegr
ated
pol
luta
nt re
leas
e an
d tr
ansf
er re
gist
er (P
RTR)
in A
lban
ia in
the
form
of a
pu
blic
ly a
cces
sible
ele
ctro
nic
data
base
. Thi
s dec
ision
par
tially
tran
spos
es th
e Re
gula
tion
of th
e Co
unci
l and
th
e Eu
rope
an P
arlia
men
t EC/
166/
2006
on
the
Euro
pean
Pol
luta
nt R
elea
se a
nd T
rans
fer R
egist
er a
men
ded
by R
egul
ation
596
/200
9. A
lso, t
his
deci
sion
addr
esse
s th
e re
quire
men
ts o
f the
Pro
toco
l on
PRTR
, rati
fied
by A
lban
ia t
hrou
gh t
he L
aw n
o. 9
548,
dat
ed 0
1.06
.200
6 “O
n ac
cess
ion
of t
he R
epub
lic o
f Alb
ania
to t
he
Prot
ocol
on
Pollu
tant
s Rel
ease
and
Tra
nsfe
r Reg
ister
“
DCM
No
46 o
f 29
.01.
2014
“O
n th
e se
t up
and
func
tioni
ng o
f th
e St
ate
Insp
ecto
rate
of
Envi
ronm
ent,
Fore
stry
an
d W
ater
(SIE
FW);
and
DCM
no.
138
, of
19.1
1.20
12 “
On
the
new
st
ruct
ure
of th
e N
ation
al
Envi
ronm
ent A
genc
y (N
EA)”
The
Stat
e In
spec
tora
te o
f Env
ironm
ent,
Fore
stry
and
Wat
er (S
IEFW
) is t
he m
ain
insp
ectio
n st
ruct
ure
of th
e M
inist
ry o
f Env
ironm
ent
(MoE
) inv
olve
d in
mon
itorin
g an
d en
forc
emen
t of
env
ironm
enta
l leg
al r
equi
re-
men
ts. T
he m
ain
dutie
s of S
IEFW
rela
ted
to th
e ab
ove
men
tione
d PR
TR D
ecisi
on n
o.74
2, d
ated
09.
09.2
015,
ar
e: t
o co
ntro
l the
com
plia
nce
of t
he a
ctivi
ties
with
env
ironm
enta
l leg
islati
on in
gen
eral
; to
insp
ect
and
mon
itor t
he c
ompl
ianc
e of
the
oper
ator
s with
the
envi
ronm
enta
l per
mit;
to ta
ke m
easu
res a
gain
st th
e op
-er
ator
s th
at d
o no
t com
ply
with
the
envi
ronm
enta
l leg
islati
on in
clud
ing
repo
rting
obl
igati
ons
(adm
inist
ra-
tive,
pen
alty
, per
mit
revo
ke, e
tc.).
The
NEA
exe
rcise
s its
juris
dicti
on in
the
who
le t
errit
ory
of t
he R
epub
lic o
f Alb
ania
thr
ough
the
Reg
iona
l En
viro
nmen
tal A
genc
ies.
Som
e of
the
mai
n fu
nctio
ns o
f the
NEA
are
: im
plem
enta
tion
of p
roce
dure
s re
late
d to
env
ironm
enta
l per
-m
itting
and
env
ironm
enta
l im
pact
ass
essm
ent,
as w
ell a
s th
e im
plem
entin
g of
the
envi
ronm
enta
l lia
bilit
y pr
inci
ple;
mon
itorin
g th
e st
ate
of e
nviro
nmen
t on
the
mai
n en
viro
nmen
tal i
ndic
ator
s (ac
cord
ing
to D
CM N
o 11
38 o
f 18.
11.2
009
“On
the
rule
s an
d pr
oced
ures
on
the
Nati
onal
Mon
itorin
g Pr
ogra
mm
e”)<
, setti
ng u
p an
d m
anag
emen
t of t
he E
nviro
nmen
tal I
nfor
mati
on S
yste
m a
nd P
RTR.
Out
stan
ding
regu
lato
ry o
r pol
icy
aspe
cts t
hat w
ould
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d/de
velo
ped
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Co
nven
tion’
s pr
ovis
ions
(onl
y in
rela
tion
to b
indi
ng p
rovi
sion
s):
Alba
nia
has
in p
lace
the
legi
slatio
n ad
dres
sing
the
rele
ases
of t
he p
ollu
tant
s. L
aw n
o. 1
0448
, of 1
4.7.
2011
“O
n th
e en
viro
nmen
tal
perm
itting
” re
vise
d, e
stab
lishe
s m
easu
res
for
perm
itting
the
ope
ratio
n of
cer
tain
gro
ups
of p
ollu
ting
activ
ities
, mea
sure
s de
signe
d to
pre
vent
or,
whe
re th
at is
not
pra
ctica
ble,
to re
duce
em
issio
ns to
the
air,
wat
er a
nd la
nd fr
om s
uch
activ
ities
, inc
ludi
ng m
easu
res
conc
erni
ng w
aste
as w
ell.
Artic
le 5
of t
he la
w 1
0448
, dat
ed 1
4.7.
2011
fore
sees
the
prep
arati
on o
f Bes
t Ava
ilabl
e Te
chno
logi
es (B
AT) i
n Al
bani
an la
ngua
ge a
c-co
rdin
g to
the
EU B
AT R
efer
ence
Doc
umen
ts (B
REF-
s) o
r oth
er re
fere
nce
docu
men
ts fo
r the
spe
cific
acti
vitie
s in
the
coun
try.
The
legi
slatio
n on
the
inte
grat
ed p
ollu
tant
rele
ase
and
tran
sfer
regi
ster
is in
pla
ce in
Alb
ania
. DCM
no.
742
of 9
.9.2
015
“ O
n fu
nctio
n-in
g an
d m
anag
emen
t of t
he P
RTR,
and
app
rova
l of t
he li
st o
f acti
vitie
s and
pol
luta
nts t
hat a
re su
bjec
t to
this
regi
ster
...” e
stab
lishe
s the
in
tegr
ated
pol
luta
nt re
leas
e an
d tr
ansf
er re
gist
er (P
RTR)
in A
lban
ia in
the
form
of a
pub
licly
acc
essib
le e
lect
roni
c da
taba
se.
CoP
will
ado
pt g
uida
nce
on (a
) BAT
/BEP
, tak
ing
into
acc
ount
any
diff
eren
ce b
etw
een
new
and
exi
sting
sou
rces
and
the
need
to m
ini-
mize
cro
ss-m
edia
effe
cts,
and
on
(b) t
he m
etho
dolo
gy fo
r pre
parin
g in
vent
orie
s of
rele
ases
. The
se g
uida
nce
docu
men
ts n
eed
to b
e ta
ken
into
con
sider
ation
and
ado
pted
in th
e na
tiona
l leg
islati
on /
disc
harg
e no
rms.
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Polic
y an
d re
gula
tory
mea
sure
s in
plac
e th
at e
nabl
e th
e co
untr
y to
com
ply
with
the
abov
e lis
ted
prov
isio
ns:
Regu
lato
ry M
easu
reAs
pect
s add
ress
ed b
y po
licy/
Regu
lato
ry m
easu
re:
Law
no.
104
48, o
f 14
.7.2
011“
On
the
envi
-ro
nmen
tal p
erm
itting
”
Und
er t
he L
aw n
o. 1
0448
, dat
ed 1
4.7.
2011
“O
n th
e en
viro
nmen
tal p
erm
itting
”, pr
ivat
e co
mpa
nies
/ope
r-at
ors,
whi
ch h
ave
been
sub
ject
to
an e
nviro
nmen
tal p
erm
it (‘A
’ and
/ or
‘B’)
are
oblig
ed t
o pe
rfor
m t
he
self-
mon
itorin
g pr
oced
ures
thr
ough
cer
tified
mon
itorin
g st
ruct
ures
/ la
bora
torie
s, a
ccor
ding
to t
he s
peci
-fic
ation
s an
d co
nditi
ons
fore
seen
in t
he e
nviro
nmen
tal p
erm
it, a
s w
ell a
s th
e en
viro
nmen
tal p
erm
itting
le
gisla
tion
in fo
rce,
and
to su
bmit
the
repo
rt to
the
Nati
onal
Env
ironm
enta
l Age
ncy.
This
law
est
ablis
hes
mea
sure
s fo
r pe
rmitti
ng th
e op
erati
on o
f cer
tain
gro
ups
of p
ollu
ting
activ
ities
, mea
-su
res
desig
ned
to p
reve
nt o
r, w
here
that
is n
ot p
racti
cabl
e, to
redu
ce e
miss
ions
to th
e ai
r, w
ater
and
land
fr
om su
ch a
ctivi
ties,
incl
udin
g m
easu
res c
once
rnin
g w
aste
as w
ell.
DCM
No.
742
of 9
.9.2
015
“On
func
tioni
ng a
nd
man
agem
ent o
f the
PR
TR, a
ppro
val o
f the
lis
t of a
ctivi
ties a
nd p
ol-
luta
nts t
hat a
re su
bjec
t to
this
regi
ster
...”
This
DCM
est
ablis
hes t
he in
tegr
ated
pol
luta
nt re
leas
e an
d tr
ansf
er re
gist
er (P
RTR)
in A
lban
ia in
the
form
of a
pu
blic
ly a
cces
sible
ele
ctro
nic
data
base
. Thi
s dec
ision
par
tially
tran
spos
es th
e Re
gula
tion
of th
e Co
unci
l and
th
e Eu
rope
an P
arlia
men
t EC/
166/
2006
on
the
Euro
pean
Pol
luta
nt R
elea
se a
nd T
rans
fer R
egist
er a
men
ded
by R
egul
ation
596
/200
9. A
lso, t
his
deci
sion
addr
esse
s th
e re
quire
men
ts o
f the
Pro
toco
l on
PRTR
, rati
fied
by A
lban
ia t
hrou
gh t
he L
aw n
o. 9
548,
dat
ed 0
1.06
.200
6 “O
n ac
cess
ion
of t
he R
epub
lic o
f Alb
ania
to t
he
Prot
ocol
on
Pollu
tant
s Rel
ease
and
Tra
nsfe
r Reg
ister
“
DCM
No
46 o
f 29
.01.
2014
“O
n th
e se
t up
and
func
tioni
ng o
f th
e St
ate
Insp
ecto
rate
of
Envi
ronm
ent,
Fore
stry
an
d W
ater
(SIE
FW);
and
DCM
no.
138
, of
19.1
1.20
12 “
On
the
new
st
ruct
ure
of th
e N
ation
al
Envi
ronm
ent A
genc
y (N
EA)”
The
Stat
e In
spec
tora
te o
f Env
ironm
ent,
Fore
stry
and
Wat
er (S
IEFW
) is t
he m
ain
insp
ectio
n st
ruct
ure
of th
e M
inist
ry o
f Env
ironm
ent
(MoE
) inv
olve
d in
mon
itorin
g an
d en
forc
emen
t of
env
ironm
enta
l leg
al r
equi
re-
men
ts. T
he m
ain
dutie
s of S
IEFW
rela
ted
to th
e ab
ove
men
tione
d PR
TR D
ecisi
on n
o.74
2, d
ated
09.
09.2
015,
ar
e: t
o co
ntro
l the
com
plia
nce
of t
he a
ctivi
ties
with
env
ironm
enta
l leg
islati
on in
gen
eral
; to
insp
ect
and
mon
itor t
he c
ompl
ianc
e of
the
oper
ator
s with
the
envi
ronm
enta
l per
mit;
to ta
ke m
easu
res a
gain
st th
e op
-er
ator
s th
at d
o no
t com
ply
with
the
envi
ronm
enta
l leg
islati
on in
clud
ing
repo
rting
obl
igati
ons
(adm
inist
ra-
tive,
pen
alty
, per
mit
revo
ke, e
tc.).
The
NEA
exe
rcise
s its
juris
dicti
on in
the
who
le t
errit
ory
of t
he R
epub
lic o
f Alb
ania
thr
ough
the
Reg
iona
l En
viro
nmen
tal A
genc
ies.
Som
e of
the
mai
n fu
nctio
ns o
f the
NEA
are
: im
plem
enta
tion
of p
roce
dure
s re
late
d to
env
ironm
enta
l per
-m
itting
and
env
ironm
enta
l im
pact
ass
essm
ent,
as w
ell a
s th
e im
plem
entin
g of
the
envi
ronm
enta
l lia
bilit
y pr
inci
ple;
mon
itorin
g th
e st
ate
of e
nviro
nmen
t on
the
mai
n en
viro
nmen
tal i
ndic
ator
s (ac
cord
ing
to D
CM N
o 11
38 o
f 18.
11.2
009
“On
the
rule
s an
d pr
oced
ures
on
the
Nati
onal
Mon
itorin
g Pr
ogra
mm
e”)<
, setti
ng u
p an
d m
anag
emen
t of t
he E
nviro
nmen
tal I
nfor
mati
on S
yste
m a
nd P
RTR.
Out
stan
ding
regu
lato
ry o
r pol
icy
aspe
cts t
hat w
ould
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d/de
velo
ped
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Co
nven
tion’
s pr
ovis
ions
(onl
y in
rela
tion
to b
indi
ng p
rovi
sion
s):
Alba
nia
has
in p
lace
the
legi
slatio
n ad
dres
sing
the
rele
ases
of t
he p
ollu
tant
s. L
aw n
o. 1
0448
, of 1
4.7.
2011
“O
n th
e en
viro
nmen
tal
perm
itting
” re
vise
d, e
stab
lishe
s m
easu
res
for
perm
itting
the
ope
ratio
n of
cer
tain
gro
ups
of p
ollu
ting
activ
ities
, mea
sure
s de
signe
d to
pre
vent
or,
whe
re th
at is
not
pra
ctica
ble,
to re
duce
em
issio
ns to
the
air,
wat
er a
nd la
nd fr
om s
uch
activ
ities
, inc
ludi
ng m
easu
res
conc
erni
ng w
aste
as w
ell.
Artic
le 5
of t
he la
w 1
0448
, dat
ed 1
4.7.
2011
fore
sees
the
prep
arati
on o
f Bes
t Ava
ilabl
e Te
chno
logi
es (B
AT) i
n Al
bani
an la
ngua
ge a
c-co
rdin
g to
the
EU B
AT R
efer
ence
Doc
umen
ts (B
REF-
s) o
r oth
er re
fere
nce
docu
men
ts fo
r the
spe
cific
acti
vitie
s in
the
coun
try.
The
legi
slatio
n on
the
inte
grat
ed p
ollu
tant
rele
ase
and
tran
sfer
regi
ster
is in
pla
ce in
Alb
ania
. DCM
no.
742
of 9
.9.2
015
“ O
n fu
nctio
n-in
g an
d m
anag
emen
t of t
he P
RTR,
and
app
rova
l of t
he li
st o
f acti
vitie
s and
pol
luta
nts t
hat a
re su
bjec
t to
this
regi
ster
...” e
stab
lishe
s the
in
tegr
ated
pol
luta
nt re
leas
e an
d tr
ansf
er re
gist
er (P
RTR)
in A
lban
ia in
the
form
of a
pub
licly
acc
essib
le e
lect
roni
c da
taba
se.
CoP
will
ado
pt g
uida
nce
on (a
) BAT
/BEP
, tak
ing
into
acc
ount
any
diff
eren
ce b
etw
een
new
and
exi
sting
sou
rces
and
the
need
to m
ini-
mize
cro
ss-m
edia
effe
cts,
and
on
(b) t
he m
etho
dolo
gy fo
r pre
parin
g in
vent
orie
s of
rele
ases
. The
se g
uida
nce
docu
men
ts n
eed
to b
e ta
ken
into
con
sider
ation
and
ado
pted
in th
e na
tiona
l leg
islati
on /
disc
harg
e no
rms.
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ARTI
CLE
10 –
EN
VIRO
NM
ENTA
LLY
SOU
ND
INTE
RIM
STO
RAG
E O
F M
ERCU
RY, O
THER
THA
N W
ASTE
MER
CURY
Succ
inct
sum
mar
y of
pr
ovis
ions
rele
vant
to
Alba
nia
Take
mea
sure
s to
ensu
re in
terim
stor
age
of m
ercu
ry a
nd it
s com
poun
ds in
tend
ed fo
r a u
se a
llow
ed to
a
Part
y is
cond
ucte
d in
an
envi
ronm
enta
lly so
und
man
ner,
taki
ng in
to a
ccou
nt re
leva
nt g
uide
lines
dev
el-
oped
und
er th
e Ba
sel C
onve
ntion
and
add
ition
al re
quire
men
ts fo
r int
erim
stor
age
that
may
be
adop
ted
by th
e Co
nfer
ence
of t
he P
artie
s (CO
P)Po
licy
and
regu
lato
ry m
easu
res i
n pl
ace
that
ena
ble
the
coun
try
to c
ompl
y w
ith th
e ab
ove
liste
d pr
ovis
ions
:Re
gula
tory
Mea
sure
Aspe
cts a
ddre
ssed
by
polic
y/Re
gula
tory
mea
sure
:La
w N
o. 2
7/20
16 o
f 17
.03.
2016
“O
n ch
emi-
cals
man
agem
ent”
,
This
is a
fram
e La
w th
at tr
ansp
oses
par
tly R
EACH
and
CLP
EU
Reg
ulati
ons.
At p
oint
4 o
f Arti
cle
23 o
f thi
s Law
it is
stipu
late
d th
at ru
les f
or b
anni
ng th
e ex
port
of m
etal
lic m
ercu
ry,
com
poun
ds a
nd c
erta
in m
ercu
ry m
ixtu
res,
safe
stor
age
of m
etal
lic m
ercu
ry a
nd sp
ecifi
c cr
iteria
for t
he
stor
age
of m
etal
lic m
ercu
ry c
onsid
ered
as w
aste
will
be
appr
oved
by
the
Coun
cil o
f Min
ister
s with
the
prop
osal
of t
he m
inist
er re
spon
sible
for t
he e
nviro
nmen
t.
Law
Nr.8
216,
of
13.5
.199
7 on
acc
essio
n of
the
Repu
blic
of A
lba-
nia
to th
e Ba
sel C
onve
n-tio
n
Base
l Con
venti
on is
ratifi
ed b
y Al
bani
a
Law
No.
10
463
of
22.9
.201
1 “O
n in
tegr
at-
ed w
aste
man
agem
ent”
This
Law
est
ablis
hes t
he d
efini
tion
for “
Tem
pora
ry st
orag
e”, w
hich
is k
eepi
ng in
one
pla
ce in
ord
er to
mai
n-ta
in th
e w
aste
for a
per
iod
not m
ore
than
a y
ear w
ithou
t per
form
ing
oper
ation
s th
at le
ad to
cha
ngin
g th
e na
ture
or c
ompo
sition
of t
he w
aste
. Also
Arti
cle
25 o
f thi
s Law
stipu
late
s tha
t haz
ardo
us w
aste
is c
olle
cted
, tr
ansp
orte
d an
d st
ored
tem
pora
rily
only
whe
n is
pack
aged
and
labe
lled
in a
ccor
danc
e w
ith th
is la
w.
Rule
s fo
r pa
ckin
g an
d la
belli
ng o
f haz
ardo
us w
aste
in t
he p
roce
ss o
f col
lecti
on, t
rans
port
and
tem
pora
ry
stor
age
are
to b
e ap
prov
ed b
y a
DCM
.
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Out
stan
ding
regu
lato
ry o
r pol
icy
aspe
cts t
hat w
ould
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d/de
velo
ped
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Co
nven
tion’
s pr
ovis
ions
(onl
y in
rela
tion
to b
indi
ng p
rovi
sion
s):
Acco
rdin
g to
the
Law
No.
27/
2016
of
17.0
3.20
16 “O
n ch
emic
als m
anag
emen
t”,
it is
pred
icte
d th
at r
ules
for t
he sa
fe st
orag
e of
met
al-
lic m
ercu
ry w
ill b
e ap
prov
ed b
y th
e Co
unci
l of M
inist
ers
The
abov
e-m
entio
ned
rule
s ca
n be
bas
ed o
n th
e gu
idel
ines
on
envi
ronm
enta
lly s
ound
inte
rim st
orag
e of
mer
cury
and
mer
cury
com
-po
unds
inte
nded
for a
n al
low
ed u
se (f
or a
Par
ty),
whi
ch w
ill b
e ad
opte
d by
CoP
taki
ng in
to a
ccou
nt re
leva
nt g
uide
lines
und
er B
asel
Co
nven
tion
(poi
nt 3
of A
rticl
e 10
of t
he C
onve
ntion
).
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ARTI
CLE
11 –
MER
CURY
WAS
TES
Succ
inct
sum
mar
y of
pr
ovis
ions
rele
vant
to
Alba
nia
- Use
the
defin
ition
of m
ercu
ry w
aste
con
siste
nt w
ith A
rticl
e 11
.2: m
ercu
ry w
aste
s mea
ns su
bsta
nces
or
obj
ects
: (a)
Con
sistin
g of
mer
cury
or m
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
; (b)
Con
tain
ing
mer
cury
or m
ercu
ry c
om-
poun
ds; o
r
(c) C
onta
min
ated
with
mer
cury
or m
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
, in
a qu
antit
y ab
ove
the
rele
vant
thre
shol
ds d
e-fin
ed b
y th
e Co
nfer
ence
of t
he P
artie
s
- Tak
e m
easu
res t
o m
anag
e m
ercu
ry w
aste
s in
an e
nviro
nmen
tally
soun
d m
anne
r, ta
king
into
acc
ount
gu
idel
ines
dev
elop
ed u
nder
the
Base
l Con
venti
on a
nd in
acc
orda
nce
with
CoP
requ
irem
ents
to b
e de
vel-
oped
.
- Tak
e m
easu
res t
o re
stric
t mer
cury
der
ived
from
the
trea
tmen
t or r
e-us
e of
mer
cury
was
te to
allo
wed
us
es u
nder
the
Conv
entio
n or
env
ironm
enta
lly so
und
disp
osal
- Pre
vent
the
impo
rt a
nd u
se o
f mer
cury
from
prim
ary
mer
cury
min
ing
for a
rtisa
nal a
nd sm
all-s
cale
gol
d m
inin
g (A
SGM
)
- Req
uire
tran
spor
t acr
oss i
nter
natio
nal b
ound
arie
s onl
y fo
r the
pur
pose
of e
nviro
nmen
tally
soun
d di
s-po
sal i
n ac
cord
ance
with
the
Base
l Con
venti
on, o
r if t
he B
asel
Con
venti
on d
oes n
ot a
pply,
con
siste
nt w
ith
inte
rnati
onal
rule
s, st
anda
rds,
and
gui
delin
es.
Polic
y an
d re
gula
tory
mea
sure
s in
plac
e th
at e
nabl
e th
e co
untr
y to
com
ply
with
the
abov
e lis
ted
prov
isio
ns:
Regu
lato
ry M
easu
reAs
pect
s add
ress
ed b
y po
licy/
Regu
lato
ry m
easu
re:
Law
No.
27/
2016
“O
n ch
emic
als m
anag
e-m
ent”
, 17
.03.
2016
This
is a
fram
e La
w th
at tr
ansp
oses
par
tly R
EACH
and
CLP
EU
Reg
ulati
ons.
At p
oint
4 o
f Arti
cle
23 o
f thi
s Law
it is
stipu
late
d th
at ru
les f
or b
anni
ng th
e ex
port
of m
etal
lic m
ercu
ry,
com
poun
ds a
nd c
erta
in m
ercu
ry m
ixtu
res,
safe
stor
age
of m
etal
lic m
ercu
ry a
nd sp
ecifi
c cr
iteria
for t
he
stor
age
of m
etal
lic m
ercu
ry c
onsi
dere
d as
was
te w
ill b
e ap
prov
ed b
y th
e Co
unci
l of M
inist
ers w
ith th
e pr
opos
al o
f the
min
ister
resp
onsib
le fo
r the
env
ironm
ent.
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Law
No.
10
463
of
22.9
.201
1 “O
n in
tegr
at-
ed w
aste
man
agem
ent”
This
Law
est
ablis
hes t
he d
efini
tion
for “
Tem
pora
ry st
orag
e”, w
hich
is k
eepi
ng in
one
pla
ce in
ord
er to
m
aint
ain
the
was
te fo
r a p
erio
d no
t mor
e th
an a
yea
r with
out p
erfo
rmin
g op
erati
ons t
hat l
ead
to c
hang
-in
g th
e na
ture
or c
ompo
sition
of t
he w
aste
. Also
Arti
cle
25 o
f thi
s Law
stipu
late
s tha
t haz
ardo
us w
aste
is
colle
cted
, tra
nspo
rted
and
stor
ed te
mpo
raril
y on
ly w
hen
is pa
ckag
ed a
nd la
belle
d in
acc
orda
nce
with
this
law
.
Rule
s for
pac
king
and
labe
lling
of h
azar
dous
was
te in
the
proc
ess o
f col
lecti
on, t
rans
port
and
tem
pora
ry
stor
age
are
to b
e ap
prov
ed b
y a
DCM
.
Law
Nr.8
216,
of
13.5
.199
7 on
acc
es-
sion
of th
e Re
publ
ic o
f Al
bani
a to
the
Base
l Co
nven
tion
“On
the
con-
trol
of t
rans
boun
dary
m
ovem
ents
of h
azar
d-ou
s was
tes a
nd th
eir
disp
osal
”
Base
l Con
venti
on is
ratifi
ed b
y Al
bani
a
Out
stan
ding
regu
lato
ry o
r pol
icy
aspe
cts t
hat w
ould
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d/de
velo
ped
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Co
nven
tion’
s pr
ovis
ions
(onl
y in
rela
tion
to b
indi
ng p
rovi
sion
s):
Acco
rdin
g to
the
Law
No.
27/
2016
“On
chem
ical
s man
agem
ent”
, it i
s pre
dict
ed th
at sp
ecifi
c crit
eria
for t
he st
orag
e of
met
allic
mer
cury
co
nsid
ered
as w
aste
will
be
appr
oved
by
the
Coun
cil o
f Min
ister
s.
In th
e Al
bani
an L
aw N
o. 1
0 46
3 of
22.
9.20
11 “
On
inte
grat
ed w
aste
man
agem
ent”
it is
giv
en th
e de
finiti
on o
f tem
pora
ry st
orag
e, a
nd
are
give
n th
e ba
ses f
or th
e pr
oper
tem
pora
ry st
orag
e of
haz
ardo
us w
aste
. Tec
hnic
al ru
les f
or p
acki
ng a
nd la
belli
ng o
f haz
ardo
us w
aste
in
the
proc
ess o
f col
lecti
on, t
rans
port
and
tem
pora
ry st
orag
e ar
e to
be
appr
oved
by
a DC
M.
The
rule
s fo
r mer
cury
was
te m
anag
emen
t can
be
base
d on
the
guid
elin
es o
n en
viro
nmen
tally
sou
nd m
anag
emen
t of m
ercu
ry w
aste
w
hich
will
be
revi
ewed
and
upd
ated
from
the
CoP
in cl
ose
coop
erati
on w
ith th
e re
leva
nt b
odie
s of B
asel
Con
venti
on (p
oint
4 o
f Arti
cle
11 o
f the
Con
venti
on).
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ARTI
CLE
12 –
CO
NTA
MIN
ATED
SIT
ES
Succ
inct
sum
mar
y of
pr
ovisi
ons r
elev
ant t
o Al
bani
a
- Dev
elop
stra
tegi
es fo
r ide
ntify
ing
and
asse
ssin
g m
ercu
ry/m
ercu
ry c
ompo
und
cont
amin
ated
site
s
- If r
isk re
ducti
on a
ctivi
ties a
re ta
ken
at c
onta
min
ated
site
s, th
ey a
re ta
ken
in a
n en
viro
nmen
tally
soun
d m
anne
r, in
corp
orati
ng ri
sk a
sses
smen
t whe
re a
ppro
pria
te.
CoP
shal
l ado
pt g
uida
nce
on si
te id
entifi
catio
n an
d ch
arac
teriz
ation
, eng
agin
g th
e pu
blic
, hum
an h
ealth
an
d en
viro
nmen
t risk
ass
essm
ent,
optio
ns fo
r man
agin
g th
e ris
ks, e
valu
ation
of b
enefi
ts a
nd c
osts
and
va
lidati
on o
f out
com
es.
Polic
y an
d re
gula
tory
mea
sure
s in
plac
e th
at e
nabl
e th
e co
untr
y to
com
ply
with
the
abov
e lis
ted
prov
isio
ns:
Regu
lato
ry M
easu
reAs
pect
s add
ress
ed b
y Re
gula
tor m
easu
re p
olic
y/re
gula
tory
mea
sure
:
Law
No.
10
431,
of
9.6.
2011
“O
n en
viro
n-m
enta
l pro
tecti
on”
Chap
ter
VIII
of t
his
law
“En
viro
nmen
tal r
espo
nsib
ility
”, ac
cord
ing
to t
he p
rinci
ple
“the
pol
lute
r pa
ys”
de-
fines
the
oblig
ation
s and
resp
onsib
ilitie
s of t
he n
ew w
aste
pro
duce
rs, i
n or
der t
o av
oid
the
crea
tion
of n
ew
hots
pots
of t
he p
roce
ss in
dust
ries.
The
obj
ectiv
es o
f thi
s cha
pter
are
: a) p
reve
ntion
and
redr
ess f
or a
ll da
m-
age
caus
ed to
the
envi
ronm
ent;
b) th
e re
habi
litati
on o
f the
env
ironm
ent;
c) in
trod
uctio
n of
mea
sure
s an
d pr
actic
es to
min
imize
the
risk
of e
nviro
nmen
tal d
amag
e.
The
Coun
cil o
f Min
ister
s ap
prov
es th
e lis
t of a
ctivi
ties
dang
erou
s fo
r the
env
ironm
ent a
nd th
e cr
iteria
for
risk
asse
ssm
ent.
The
oper
ator
is r
espo
nsib
le in
cas
e of
not
und
erta
king
pre
venti
ve m
easu
res
or r
ehab
ilita
tion
in c
ases
of
dete
riora
tion
of e
nviro
nmen
t and
in c
ases
Nati
onal
Env
ironm
enta
l Age
ncy
is no
t inf
orm
ed fo
r the
real
or
pote
ntial
env
ironm
enta
l dam
age.
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DCM
No.
175
of
19.1
.201
1 “O
n th
e ad
optio
n of
the
natio
nal
was
te m
anag
e-m
ent s
trat
egy
and
natio
nal
was
te m
anag
e-m
ent p
lan
This
DCM
in p
arag
raph
2.3
.3.2
add
ress
es s
trat
egic
ele
men
t II:
“Re
habi
litati
on o
f con
tam
inat
ed s
ites
and
prev
entio
n of
pol
lutio
n”, w
here
for i
ndus
tria
l hot
spot
s it i
s stip
ulat
ed a
s fol
low
s:
- All
indu
stria
l hot
spot
s will
be
clea
ned
up ti
ll th
e ris
ks to
hum
an h
ealth
and
the
ecos
yste
m a
re a
ccep
tabl
e.
- Th
e cl
eanu
p w
ill b
e pr
ioriti
zed
base
d on
risk
ass
essm
ent.
Stan
dard
s of
reh
abili
tatio
n de
pend
on
the
plan
ned
land
use
for f
orm
er in
dust
rial s
ites.
- The
cle
anup
will
be
finan
ced
by in
tern
ation
al fu
nds i
n th
e w
orst
cas
es, d
from
the
pollu
ter i
f eco
nom
ical
ly
feas
able
or f
rom
inve
stor
s, w
here
the
incr
ease
in v
alue
of t
he a
sset
s will
offs
et th
e co
sts o
f rem
edia
tion.
Out
stan
ding
regu
lato
ry o
r pol
icy
aspe
cts t
hat w
ould
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d/de
velo
ped
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Co
nven
tion’
s pr
ovis
ions
(onl
y in
rela
tion
to b
indi
ng p
rovi
sion
s):
In A
lban
ia th
ere
is al
read
y in
pla
ce th
e le
gal b
asis
for
the
prev
entio
n of
new
env
ironm
enta
l hot
spot
s, a
s w
ell a
s fo
r ad
dres
sing
the
resp
onsib
ility
on
the
pollu
tion,
for t
he re
habi
litati
on o
f pol
lute
d sit
es a
nd fo
r cos
ts.
Law
No.
10
431,
of 9
.6.2
011
“On
envi
ronm
enta
l pro
tecti
on”
acco
rdin
g to
the
prin
cipl
e “t
he p
ollu
ter p
ays”
defi
nes t
he o
blig
ation
s and
re
spon
sibili
ties o
f the
new
was
te p
rodu
cers
, in
orde
r to
avoi
d th
e cr
eatio
n of
new
hot
spot
s of t
he p
roce
ss in
dust
ries.
CoP
shal
l ado
pt g
uida
nce
on si
te id
entifi
catio
n an
d ch
arac
teriz
ation
, eng
agin
g th
e pu
blic
, hum
an h
ealth
and
env
ironm
ent r
isk a
sses
s-m
ent,
optio
ns fo
r man
agin
g th
e ris
ks, e
valu
ation
of b
enefi
ts a
nd c
osts
and
val
idati
on o
f out
com
es.
This
guid
ance
nee
ds to
be
take
n in
to a
ccou
nt w
hen
deve
lopi
ng th
e na
tiona
l acti
on p
lan
on id
entif
ying
and
ass
essin
g co
ntam
inat
ed
sites
from
mer
cury
and
its c
ompo
unds
and
on
rela
ted
risk
man
agem
ent.
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ARTI
CLE
13 –
FIN
ANCI
AL R
ESO
URC
ES A
ND
MEC
HAN
ISM
SSu
ccin
ct su
mm
ary
of
prov
isio
ns re
leva
nt to
Al
bani
a
- Nati
onal
reso
urce
s to
impl
emen
t the
Con
venti
on
- Mec
hani
sms t
o su
ppor
t dev
elop
ing
coun
trie
s and
cou
ntrie
s with
eco
nom
ies i
n tr
ansiti
on to
fulfi
l the
ob
ligati
ons u
nder
the
Conv
entio
n. A
cces
s to
finan
cial
reso
urce
s ava
ilabl
e un
der t
he C
onve
ntion
fina
ncia
l m
echa
nism
and
oth
er re
sour
ces a
vaila
ble
from
mul
tilat
eral
, reg
iona
l, an
d bi
late
ral f
undi
ng so
urce
sPo
licy
and
regu
lato
ry m
easu
res i
n pl
ace
that
ena
ble
the
coun
try
to c
ompl
y w
ith th
e ab
ove
liste
d pr
ovis
ions
:Re
gula
tory
mea
sure
Aspe
cts a
ddre
ssed
by
polic
y/Re
gula
tory
mea
sure
:La
w N
o 10
431
, of
9.6.
2011
“O
n th
e en
vi-
ronm
enta
l pro
tecti
on”
At p
oint
1 o
f Arti
cle
67 “
Envi
ronm
enta
l Fun
d” it
is sti
pula
ted
the
esta
blish
men
t of a
n En
viro
nmen
tal F
und
to su
ppor
t and
pro
mot
e en
viro
nmen
tal p
rote
ction
acti
vitie
s. T
he C
ounc
il of
Min
ister
s app
rove
s the
rule
s fo
r the
fund
ing
sour
ce, m
ode
of o
pera
tion
and
use
of th
e En
viro
nmen
t Fun
d.
Out
stan
ding
regu
lato
ry o
r pol
icy
aspe
cts t
hat w
ould
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d/de
velo
ped
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Co
nven
-tio
n’s p
rovi
sion
s (on
ly in
rela
tion
to b
indi
ng p
rovi
sion
s):
As fo
r the
acc
ess t
o fin
anci
al re
sour
ces a
vaila
ble
unde
r the
Con
venti
on fi
nanc
ial,
with
the
finan
cial
supp
ort o
f the
Glo
bal E
nviro
n-m
ent F
und
(GEF
), U
NDP
, Alb
ania
Gov
ernm
ent h
as st
arte
d th
e im
plem
enta
tion
of th
e cu
rren
t pro
ject
“M
inam
ata
Initi
al A
sses
smen
t fo
r Alb
ania
”.
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ARTI
CLE
14 –
CAP
ACIT
Y BU
ILDI
NG
, TEC
HNIC
AL A
SSIS
TAN
CE A
ND
TECH
NO
LOGY
TRA
NSF
ERSu
ccin
ct su
mm
ary
of
prov
ision
s rel
evan
t to
Alba
nia
Capa
city
bui
ldin
g an
d te
chni
cal a
ssist
ance
to
deve
lopi
ng c
ount
ry P
artie
s to
assis
t the
m in
impl
emen
ting
thei
r obl
igati
ons u
nder
Min
amat
a Co
nven
tion
thro
ugh
regi
onal
, sub
-reg
iona
l and
nati
onal
arr
ange
men
ts,
incl
udin
g ex
isting
regi
onal
and
sub-
regi
onal
cen
tres
, par
tner
ship
s, e
tc.
Polic
y an
d re
gula
tory
mea
sure
s in
plac
e th
at e
nabl
e th
e co
untr
y to
com
ply
with
the
abov
e lis
ted
prov
isio
ns:
Regu
lato
ry m
easu
reAs
pect
s add
ress
ed b
y po
licy/
Regu
lato
ry m
easu
re:
Ther
e in
so
spec
ific
legi
slatio
n in
pla
ce o
n sp
ecifi
c ca
paci
ty b
uild
ing
on im
plem
enta
tion
of M
inam
ata
Con-
venti
on.
Out
stan
ding
regu
lato
ry o
r pol
icy
aspe
cts t
hat w
ould
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d/de
velo
ped
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Co
nven
tion’
s pr
ovis
ions
(onl
y in
rela
tion
to b
indi
ng p
rovi
sion
s):
Ther
e ar
e pr
ovisi
ons f
or ca
paci
ty b
uild
ing
in a
reas
rela
ted
to th
e Co
nven
tion
Impl
emen
tatio
n, li
ke e
nviro
nmen
t, he
alth
care
, but
ther
e is
no sp
ecifi
c le
gisla
tion
in p
lace
in A
lban
ia o
n ca
paci
ty b
uild
ing
and
tech
nica
l ass
istan
ce o
n im
plem
enta
tion
of M
inam
ata
Conv
entio
n.
Base
d on
the
capa
city
ass
essm
ent t
hat w
ill b
e ca
rrie
d ou
t in
fram
e of
this
MIA
pro
ject
, cap
acity
bui
ldin
g w
ill b
e pl
anne
d as
par
t of
Min
amat
a Ac
tion
Plan
.
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ARTI
CLE
16 –
HEA
LTH
ASPE
CTS
Succ
inct
sum
mar
y of
pr
ovisi
ons r
elev
ant t
o Al
bani
a
- Nxi
tja e
zhvi
llim
it dh
e zb
atim
it të
stra
tegj
ive
për t
ë id
entifi
kuar
dhe
për
të m
broj
tur p
opul
lata
t në
risk,
ve
çanë
risht
pop
ulla
tat v
ulne
rabë
l, si
zhvi
llim
i i u
dhëz
imev
e sh
ënde
tëso
re m
bi e
kspo
zimin
, ven
dosja
e
obje
ktiva
ve p
ër re
dukti
min
e e
kspo
zimit
ndaj
Hg,
kur
ësh
të e
për
shta
tshm
e dh
e ed
ukim
i i p
ublik
ut m
e pj
esëm
arrje
n e
shën
detit
pub
lik d
he se
ktor
ëve
të tj
erë
të p
ërfs
hirë
- Nxi
tja e
pro
gram
eve
eduk
ative
dhe
par
anda
lues
e pë
r eks
pozim
in p
rofe
siona
l nda
j mër
kurit
dhe
kom
-po
nim
eve
të m
ërku
rit
- Pro
mot
e ap
prop
riate
hea
lth c
are
serv
ices
for p
reve
ntion
, tre
atm
ent,
and
care
for p
opul
ation
s affe
cted
by
mer
cury
exp
osur
e-
Polic
y an
d re
gula
tory
mea
sure
s in
plac
e th
at e
nabl
e th
e co
untr
y to
com
ply
with
the
abov
e lis
ted
prov
isio
ns:
Regu
lato
ry M
easu
reAs
pect
s add
ress
ed b
y po
licy/
Regu
lato
ry m
easu
re:
Law
No.
10
138,
of
11.5
.200
9 “
On
publ
ic
heal
th”
At p
oint
3 o
f Arti
cle
42 “
Mea
sure
s in
envi
ronm
enta
l hea
lth”
of th
is La
w, it
is sti
pula
ted
that
the
Dire
ctor
ate
of P
ublic
Hea
lth a
t Min
istry
of H
ealth
pre
pare
s hyg
ieni
c-sa
nita
ry n
orm
s, w
hich
are
app
rove
d by
DCM
. At
poin
t 5 o
f the
sam
e ar
ticle
, Ins
titut
e of
Pub
lic H
ealth
, in
coop
erati
on w
ith th
e re
gion
al st
ruct
ures
of p
ublic
he
alth
, ide
ntifie
s sci
entifi
cally
the
harm
ful f
acto
rs fo
r the
hea
lth o
f the
pop
ulati
on a
nd th
eir i
mpa
cts.
At A
rticl
e 14
“Th
e re
spon
sibili
ties o
f Ins
titut
e of
Pub
lic H
ealth
IPH”
is is
defi
ned
that
IPH
is re
spon
sible
fo
r the
info
rmati
on, c
ouns
ellin
g, a
nd su
ppor
t on
Min
istry
of H
ealth
in th
e pr
epar
ation
of t
he p
olic
ies a
nd
stra
tegi
es in
pub
lic h
ealth
.La
w N
o. 1
0 10
7, o
f 30
.03.
2009
“O
n th
e he
alth
care
in th
e Re
pub-
lic o
f Alb
ania
This
law
defi
nes t
he m
ain
prin
cipl
es a
nd le
gal f
ram
ewor
k fo
r the
regu
latio
n, o
rgan
izatio
n an
d fu
nctio
ning
of
the
heal
th c
are
syst
em in
the
Repu
blic
of A
lban
ia.
At p
oint
5 o
f Arti
cle
4 it
is de
fined
that
the
Min
ister
of H
ealth
shal
l dev
elop
pol
icie
s for
con
tinui
ng p
rofe
s-sio
nal e
duca
tion
of h
uman
reso
urce
s in
heal
th c
are.
Law
No.
10
237
of
18.2
.201
0 “O
n th
e sa
fe-
ty a
nd h
ealth
at w
ork”
In th
is La
w th
ere
are
men
tione
d th
e ob
ligati
ons o
f the
em
ploy
er fo
r the
edu
catio
n an
d in
form
ation
of
empl
oyee
s on
the
occu
patio
nal h
azar
ds a
t wor
kpla
ce a
nd o
n pr
even
tive
mea
sure
s.
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DCM
No.
522
, of
06.0
8.20
14 “
On
the
ap-
prov
al o
f reg
ulati
on “
On
the
safe
ty a
nd h
ealth
pr
otec
tion
of w
orke
rs
from
the
risks
rela
ted
to c
hem
ical
age
nts a
t w
ork”
Expo
sure
Lim
it Va
lues
hav
e be
en g
iven
at A
nnex
I of
this
DCM
for m
ercu
ry a
nd d
ival
ent i
norg
anic
com
-po
unds
of m
ercu
ry in
clud
ing
mer
curic
oxi
de a
nd m
ercu
ric c
hlor
ide
(mea
sure
d as
mer
cury
) at t
he w
ork-
plac
e.
Out
stan
ding
regu
lato
ry o
r pol
icy
aspe
cts t
hat w
ould
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d/de
velo
ped
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Co
nven
-tio
n’s p
rovi
sion
s (on
ly in
rela
tion
to b
indi
ng p
rovi
sion
s):
Follo
win
g th
e re
sults
of m
ercu
ry in
vent
ory,
whi
ch w
ill b
e pr
epar
ed in
fram
e on
Min
amat
a In
itial
Ass
essm
ent,
the
com
pila
tion
of
a st
rate
gy a
nd re
leva
nt a
ction
pla
n to
iden
tify
and
prot
ect p
opul
ation
s at r
isk re
gard
ing
mer
cury
and
its c
ompo
unds
, par
ticul
arly
vu
lner
able
pop
ulati
ons m
ay e
mer
ge a
s a n
eed;
dev
elop
ing
heal
th g
uide
lines
on
expo
sure
redu
ction
, setti
ng ta
rget
s for
Hg
expo
sure
re
ducti
on a
nd p
ublic
edu
catio
n w
ould
be
of g
reat
val
ue.
Obl
igati
ons o
f the
em
ploy
er fo
r the
edu
catio
n an
d in
form
ation
of e
mpl
oyee
s on
the
occu
patio
nal h
azar
ds a
t wor
kpla
ce a
nd o
n pr
even
tive
mea
sure
s are
alre
ady
requ
ired
by th
e La
w N
o. 1
0 23
7 of
18.
2.20
10 “
On
the
safe
ty a
nd h
ealth
at w
ork”
and
the
deriv
ing
Deci
sions
of C
ounc
il of
Min
ister
s , e
.g D
MC
on C
hem
ical
Age
nts a
t wor
kpla
ce. E
xpos
ure
Lim
it Va
lues
hav
e be
en g
iven
at A
nnex
I of
th
is DC
M fo
r mer
cury
and
div
alen
t ino
rgan
ic c
ompo
unds
of m
ercu
ry in
clud
ing
mer
curic
oxi
de a
nd m
ercu
ric c
hlor
ide
(mea
sure
d as
m
ercu
ry) a
t the
wor
kpla
ce.
Alth
ough
it is
est
ablis
hed
a sy
stem
for t
he c
ontin
uing
pro
fess
iona
l edu
catio
n of
hum
an re
sour
ces i
n he
alth
car
e sy
stem
, it i
s nee
ded
to st
reng
then
the
insti
tutio
nal a
nd h
ealth
pro
fess
iona
l cap
aciti
es fo
r the
pre
venti
on, d
iagn
osis,
trea
tmen
t and
mon
itorin
g of
hea
lth
risks
rela
ted
to th
e ex
posu
re to
mer
cury
and
its c
ompo
unds
. Thi
s acti
on c
an b
e pa
rticu
larly
nec
essa
ry in
the
area
nea
r for
mer
soda
al
kali
plan
t in
Vlor
a, w
here
the
pollu
tion
mig
ht y
et b
e re
leva
nt (t
he re
sults
of m
ercu
ry in
vent
ory
can
confi
rm th
is pr
opos
al)
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ARTI
CLE
17 –
INFO
RMAT
ION
EXC
HAN
GE
Succ
inct
sum
mar
y of
pr
ovis
ions
rele
vant
to
Alba
nia
- Fac
ilita
te th
e ex
chan
ge o
f sci
entifi
c, te
chni
cal a
nd le
gal i
nfor
mati
on c
once
rnin
g m
ercu
ry a
nd m
ercu
ry
com
poun
ds, i
nclu
ding
toxi
colo
gica
l, ec
o-to
xico
logi
cal a
nd sa
fety
info
rmati
on, i
nfor
mati
on o
n re
ducti
on
or e
limin
ation
of p
rodu
ction
, use
, tra
de, e
miss
ions
and
rele
ases
of m
ercu
ry a
nd it
s com
poun
ds, o
n vi
able
al
tern
ative
s to
prod
ucts
, pro
cess
es a
nd a
ctivi
ties t
hat i
nvol
ve m
ercu
ry o
r its
com
poun
ds,
- Sha
re in
form
ation
on
the
heal
th a
nd sa
fety
of h
uman
s and
the
envi
ronm
ent a
s non
-con
fiden
tial,
in a
c-co
rdan
ce w
ith A
rticl
e 17
.5
- Rep
ort t
o th
e Co
P on
pro
gres
s in
impl
emen
ting
Conv
entio
n ob
ligati
ons u
nder
Arti
cle
21
4.Ea
ch P
arty
shal
l des
igna
te a
nati
onal
foca
l poi
nt fo
r the
exc
hang
e of
info
rmati
on u
nder
the
Conv
entio
n,
incl
udin
g w
ith re
gard
to th
e co
nsen
t of t
he im
porti
ng P
artie
s und
er A
rticl
e 3
Polic
y an
d re
gula
tory
mea
sure
s in
plac
e th
at e
nabl
e th
e co
untr
y to
com
ply
with
the
abov
e lis
ted
prov
isio
ns:
Regu
lato
ry M
easu
reAs
pect
s add
ress
ed b
y po
licy/
Regu
lato
ry m
easu
re:
Law
No.
27/
2016
“O
n ch
emic
als m
anag
e-m
ent”
, 17
.03.
2016
At p
oint
1 o
f Arti
cle
32 “
Info
rmati
on sy
stem
for c
hem
ical
s” o
f thi
s Law
, it i
s defi
ned
that
exc
hang
e of
info
r-m
ation
with
inte
rnati
onal
insti
tutio
ns o
n ch
emic
als i
s bas
ed o
n th
e pr
ovisi
ons o
f the
doc
umen
ts ra
tified
by
the
com
pete
nt a
utho
rity
of th
e Re
publ
ic o
f Alb
ania
.
Out
stan
ding
regu
lato
ry o
r pol
icy
aspe
cts t
hat w
ould
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d/de
velo
ped
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Co
nven
-tio
n’s p
rovi
sion
s (on
ly in
rela
tion
to b
indi
ng p
rovi
sion
s):
Ther
e is
a ge
nera
l pr
ovisi
on a
t poi
nt 1
of A
rticl
e 32
“In
form
ation
syst
em fo
r che
mic
als”
of t
he L
aw N
o. 2
7/20
16 “
On
chem
ical
s man
-ag
emen
t”,
17.0
3.20
16 o
n th
e ex
chan
ge o
f inf
orm
ation
with
inte
rnati
onal
insti
tutio
ns o
n ch
emic
als,
whi
ch is
bas
ed o
n th
e pr
ovisi
ons
of th
e do
cum
ents
ratifi
ed b
y th
e co
mpe
tent
aut
horit
y of
the
Repu
blic
of A
lban
ia.
Ther
e ar
e al
so p
rovi
sions
on
info
rmati
on e
xcha
nge
in fr
ame
of o
ther
Che
mic
al C
onve
ntion
s rati
fied
by A
lban
ia. Y
et, a
spec
ific
info
r-m
ation
exc
hang
e fo
r the
Min
amat
a Co
nven
tion
is ne
eded
and
a n
ation
al fo
cal p
oint
shou
ld b
e de
signa
ted
for t
his p
urpo
se.
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ARTI
CLE
18 –
PU
BLIC
INFO
RMAT
ION
, AW
AREN
ESS
AND
EDU
CATI
ON
Succ
inct
sum
mar
y of
pr
ovis
ions
rele
vant
to
Alba
nia
- Eac
h Pa
rty
shal
l pro
mot
e an
d fa
cilit
ate
prov
ision
to th
e pu
blic
of a
vaila
ble
info
rmati
on o
n he
alth
and
en
viro
nmen
tal e
ffect
s of m
ercu
ry a
nd it
s com
poun
ds, a
ltern
ative
s to
mer
cury
and
its c
ompo
unds
, in
for-
mati
on c
once
rnin
g m
ercu
ry a
nd m
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
, inc
ludi
ng to
xico
logi
cal,
eco-
toxi
colo
gica
l and
safe
ty
info
rmati
on, i
nfor
mati
on o
n re
ducti
on o
r elim
inati
on o
f pro
ducti
on, u
se, t
rade
, em
issio
ns a
nd re
leas
es
of m
ercu
ry a
nd it
s com
poun
ds, o
n vi
able
alte
rnati
ves t
o pr
oduc
ts, p
roce
sses
and
acti
vitie
s tha
t inv
olve
m
ercu
ry o
r its
com
poun
ds, r
esul
ts o
f res
earc
h, d
evel
opm
ent a
nd m
onito
ring
activ
ities
.
- Pro
mot
e an
d fa
cilit
ate
educ
ation
, tra
inin
g an
d pu
blic
aw
aren
ess r
elat
ed to
effe
cts o
f exp
osur
e to
mer
-cu
ry a
nd it
s com
poun
ds o
n hu
man
hea
lth a
nd e
nviro
nmen
t in
colla
bora
tion
with
rele
vant
IGO
s and
NGO
s an
d vu
lner
able
pop
ulati
ons.
- sha
ll us
e th
e ex
isting
mec
hani
sms o
r con
sider
the
deve
lopm
ent o
f mec
hani
sms,
such
as p
ollu
tant
rele
ase
and
tran
sfer
regi
ster
s for
the
colle
ction
and
diss
emin
ation
of i
nfor
mati
on o
n es
timat
es o
f ann
ual q
uanti
-tie
s of m
ercu
ry o
r its
com
poun
ds th
at a
re e
mitt
ed, r
elea
sed
or d
ispos
ed o
f thr
ough
hum
an a
ctivi
ties
Polic
y an
d re
gula
tory
mea
sure
s in
plac
e th
at e
nabl
e th
e co
untr
y to
com
ply
with
the
abov
e lis
ted
prov
isio
ns:
Regu
lato
ry M
easu
reAs
pect
s add
ress
ed b
y po
licy/
Regu
lato
ry m
easu
re:
Law
No.
27/
2016
On
chem
ical
s man
agem
ent,
17
.03.
2016
At p
oint
3 o
f Arti
cle
32 “
Info
rmati
on sy
stem
for c
hem
ical
s” it
is sti
pula
ted
that
Min
istry
of E
nviro
nmen
t sh
all i
nfor
m th
e pu
blic
and
rele
vant
aut
horiti
es v
ia th
e offi
cial
web
site
of th
e m
inist
ry o
f the
risk
s tha
t may
ar
ise fr
om th
e us
e of
haz
ardo
us su
bsta
nces
and
mix
ture
s, a
nd re
com
men
ds ta
king
the
nece
ssar
y m
ea-
sure
s to
redu
ce th
e ris
k.
Law
No.
10
431,
of
9.6.
2011
On
envi
ron-
men
tal p
rote
ction
At p
oint
2 o
f Arti
cle
14 it
is sti
pula
ted
that
pub
lic a
utho
rities
, whi
ch s
cope
incl
udes
func
tions
rela
ted
to
envi
ronm
enta
l pro
tecti
on, w
ithin
thei
r com
pete
nce,
pro
mot
e in
form
ation
, aw
aren
ess a
nd e
duca
te th
e pu
blic
abo
ut e
nviro
nmen
tal p
rote
ction
and
sust
aina
ble
deve
lopm
ent.
Law
No.
119
/201
4 of
18
.09.
2014
“O
n th
e Ri
ght o
f Inf
orm
ation
”.
This
law
regu
late
s the
righ
t to
know
the
info
rmati
on p
rodu
ced
or h
eld
by p
ublic
aut
horiti
es, g
uara
ntee
s the
pu
blic
with
info
rmati
on in
the
cont
ext o
f the
exe
rcise
of i
ndiv
idua
l rig
hts
and
free
dom
s in
pra
ctice
, as
wel
l as
the
form
ation
of v
iew
s on
the
stat
e of
the
stat
e an
d so
ciet
y an
d ai
ms t
o pr
omot
e in
tegr
ity t
rans
pare
ncy
and
acco
unta
bilit
y of
pub
lic a
utho
rities
.
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Law
No.
146
/201
4 of
30
.10.
2014
“O
n Pu
blic
In
form
ing
and
Cons
ulta
-tio
n”
The
Law
No.
146
/201
4 “O
n Pu
blic
Info
rmin
g an
d Co
nsul
tatio
n” r
egul
ates
the
pro
cess
of n
otific
ation
and
pu
blic
cons
ulta
tion
of th
e dr
afts o
f nati
onal
and
loca
l str
ateg
ic a
nd p
olic
y do
cum
ents
of h
igh
publ
ic in
tere
st,
esta
blish
es ru
les o
f pro
cedu
re to
be
follo
wed
to e
nsur
e tr
ansp
aren
cy a
nd p
ublic
par
ticip
ation
in p
olic
y an
d de
cisio
n m
akin
g pr
oces
ses b
y pu
blic
bod
ies a
nd a
ims t
o pr
omot
e tr
ansp
aren
cy, a
ccou
ntab
ility
and
inte
grity
of
pub
lic a
utho
rities
.
Law
No.
867
2, o
f 26
.10.
2000
“O
n ad
her-
ing
of A
lban
ia in
Aar
hus
Conv
entio
n”O
utst
andi
ng re
gula
tory
or p
olic
y as
pect
s tha
t wou
ld n
eed
to b
e ad
dres
sed/
deve
lope
d to
ens
ure
com
plia
nce
with
the
Conv
entio
n’s
prov
isio
ns (o
nly
in re
latio
n to
bin
ding
pro
visi
ons)
:La
w N
o. 2
7/20
16 O
n ch
emic
als
man
agem
ent,
of 1
7.03
.201
6, L
aw N
o. 1
0 43
1, o
f 9.6
.201
1 ”O
n en
viro
nmen
tal p
rote
ction
”, La
w N
o.
119/
2014
of 1
8.09
.201
4 “O
n th
e Ri
ght o
f Inf
orm
ation
”, La
w N
o. 1
46/2
014
of 3
0.10
.201
4 “O
n pu
blic
info
rmin
g an
d co
nsul
tatio
n”, L
aw
No.
867
2, o
f 26.
10.2
000
“On
adhe
ring
of A
lban
ia in
Aar
hus C
onve
ntion
” offe
r an
adeq
uate
bas
es re
gard
ing
the
right
to k
now,
tran
spar
-en
cy, a
nd re
quire
pub
lic a
utho
rities
to p
rom
ote
info
rmati
on, a
war
enes
s an
d ed
ucat
e th
e pu
blic
abo
ut e
nviro
nmen
tal p
rote
ction
and
su
stai
nabl
e de
velo
pmen
t, po
tenti
al ri
sks f
rom
the
use
of h
azar
dous
che
mic
als,
etc
.
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ARTI
CLE
19 –
RES
EARC
H, D
EVEL
OPM
ENT
AND
MO
NIT
ORI
NG
Succ
inct
sum
mar
y of
pr
ovis
ions
rele
vant
to
Alba
nia
1. P
artie
s sha
ll en
deav
our t
o co
oper
ate
to d
evel
op a
nd im
prov
e, ta
king
into
acc
ount
thei
r res
pecti
ve c
ir-cu
mst
ance
s and
cap
abili
ties:
(a) I
nven
torie
s of u
se, c
onsu
mpti
on, a
nd a
nthr
opog
enic
em
issio
ns to
air
and
rele
ases
to w
ater
and
land
of
mer
cury
and
mer
cury
com
poun
ds;
(b) M
odel
ling
and
geog
raph
ical
ly re
pres
enta
tive
mon
itorin
g of
leve
ls of
mer
cury
and
mer
cury
com
poun
ds
in v
ulne
rabl
e po
pula
tions
and
in e
nviro
nmen
tal m
edia
, col
labo
ratio
n in
the
colle
ction
and
exc
hang
e of
re
leva
nt a
nd a
ppro
pria
te sa
mpl
es;
(c) A
sses
smen
ts o
f the
impa
ct o
f mer
cury
and
mer
cury
com
poun
ds o
n hu
man
hea
lth a
nd th
e en
viro
n-m
ent,
parti
cula
rly in
resp
ect o
f vul
nera
ble
popu
latio
ns;
(d) H
arm
onize
d m
etho
dolo
gies
for t
he a
ctivi
ties u
nder
take
n un
der s
ubpa
ragr
aphs
(a),
(b) a
nd (c
);
(e) I
nfor
mati
on o
n th
e en
viro
nmen
tal c
ycle
, tra
nspo
rt (i
nclu
ding
long
-ran
ge tr
ansp
ort a
nd d
epos
ition
), tr
ansf
orm
ation
and
fate
of m
ercu
ry a
nd m
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
in a
rang
e of
eco
syst
ems,
(f) In
form
ation
on
com
mer
ce a
nd tr
ade
in m
ercu
ry a
nd m
ercu
ry c
ompo
unds
and
mer
cury
-add
ed p
rod-
ucts
; and
(g) I
nfor
mati
on a
nd re
sear
ch o
n th
e te
chni
cal a
nd e
cono
mic
ava
ilabi
lity
of m
ercu
ry-fr
ee p
rodu
cts a
nd
proc
esse
s and
on
BAT/
BEP
to re
duce
and
mon
itor e
miss
ions
and
rele
ases
of m
ercu
ry a
nd m
ercu
ry c
om-
poun
ds.
2. P
artie
s sho
uld,
whe
re a
ppro
pria
te, b
uild
on
existi
ng m
onito
ring
netw
orks
and
rese
arch
pro
gram
mes
in
unde
rtak
ing
the
activ
ities
iden
tified
in p
arag
raph
1.
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Polic
y an
d re
gula
tory
mea
sure
s in
plac
e th
at e
nabl
e th
e co
untr
y to
com
ply
with
the
abov
e lis
ted
prov
isio
ns:
Regu
lato
ry m
easu
reAs
pect
s add
ress
ed b
y po
licy/
Regu
lato
ry m
easu
re:
Law
No
10 4
31, o
f 9.
6.20
11 “
On
envi
ron-
men
tal p
rote
ction
”
Chap
ter V
I “En
viro
nmen
tal m
onito
ring”
of t
his L
aw sti
pula
tes t
hat t
he m
onito
ring
of th
e st
ate
of th
e en
vi-
ronm
ent i
nclu
des m
onito
ring
the
impa
ct o
f env
ironm
enta
l pol
lutio
n on
hum
an h
ealth
.
Poin
t 1 o
f Arti
cle
58 “
Educ
ation
and
trai
ning
for e
nviro
nmen
tal p
rote
ction
” sti
pula
tes t
hat t
he M
inist
ry re
-sp
onsib
le fo
r edu
catio
n an
d th
e m
inist
ry re
spon
sible
for m
atter
s of e
mpl
oym
ent a
nd v
ocati
onal
trai
ning
, in
coo
pera
tion
with
the
Min
istry
of E
nviro
nmen
t, en
cour
age,
supp
ort a
nd o
rgan
ize e
duca
tion
and
trai
ning
fo
r env
ironm
enta
l pro
tecti
on a
nd su
stai
nabl
e de
velo
pmen
t, th
roug
h th
e ed
ucati
onal
syst
em, s
cien
tific
rese
arch
, for
ms o
f lea
rnin
g of
the
educ
ation
and
trai
ning
thro
ugho
ut li
fe.
Out
stan
ding
regu
lato
ry o
r pol
icy
aspe
cts t
hat w
ould
nee
d to
be
addr
esse
d/de
velo
ped
to e
nsur
e co
mpl
ianc
e w
ith th
e Co
nven
-tio
n’s p
rovi
sion
s (on
ly in
rela
tion
to b
indi
ng p
rovi
sion
s):
Chap
ter V
I “En
viro
nmen
tal m
onito
ring”
of t
he L
aw N
o. 1
0 43
1, d
ated
9.6
.201
1 “O
n En
viro
nmen
tal P
rote
ction
” sti
pula
tes t
hat t
he
mon
itorin
g of
the
stat
e of
the
envi
ronm
ent i
nclu
des m
onito
ring
the
impa
ct o
f env
ironm
enta
l pol
lutio
n on
hum
an h
ealth
. Nati
onal
En
viro
nmen
t Age
ncy
prep
ares
ann
ual p
rogr
ams o
f env
ironm
enta
l mon
itorin
g, w
hich
incl
udes
hea
vy m
etal
s.
The
sam
e la
w a
sks f
or su
ppor
t and
org
aniza
tion
of e
duca
tion
and
trai
ning
for e
nviro
nmen
tal p
rote
ction
and
sust
aina
ble
deve
lop-
men
t, th
roug
h th
e ed
ucati
onal
syst
em, s
cien
tific
rese
arch
, for
ms o
f lea
rnin
g of
the
educ
ation
and
trai
ning
thro
ugho
ut li
fe.
The
rese
arch
and
mon
itorin
g as
per
Arti
cle
19 o
f the
Con
venti
on n
eed
to d
evel
op fu
rthe
r.
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ARTI
CLE
21 –
REP
ORT
ING
Succ
inct
sum
mar
y of
pr
ovis
ions
rele
vant
to
Alba
nia
1. E
ach
Part
y sh
all r
epor
t to
the
Conf
eren
ce o
f the
Par
ties,
thro
ugh
the
Secr
etar
iat,
on th
e m
easu
res i
t ha
s tak
en to
impl
emen
t the
pro
visio
ns o
f thi
s Con
venti
on a
nd o
n th
e eff
ectiv
enes
s of s
uch
mea
sure
s and
th
e po
ssib
le c
halle
nges
in m
eetin
g th
e ob
jecti
ves o
f the
Con
venti
on.
2. E
ach
Part
y sh
all i
nclu
de in
its r
epor
ting
the
info
rmati
on a
s cal
led
for i
n Ar
ticle
s 3, 5
, 7, 8
and
9 o
f thi
s Co
nven
tion.
3. T
he C
onfe
renc
e of
the
Parti
es sh
all,
at it
s firs
t mee
ting,
dec
ide
upon
the
timin
g an
d fo
rmat
of t
he
repo
rting
to b
e fo
llow
ed b
y th
e Pa
rties
, tak
ing
into
acc
ount
the
desir
abili
ty o
f coo
rdin
ating
repo
rting
with
ot
her r
elev
ant c
hem
ical
s and
was
tes c
onve
ntion
s.Po
licy
and
regu
lato
ry m
easu
res i
n pl
ace
that
ena
ble
the
coun
try
to c
ompl
y w
ith th
e ab
ove
liste
d pr
ovisi
ons:
Regu
lato
ry m
easu
re
Aspe
cts a
ddre
ssed
by
polic
y/Re
gula
tory
mea
sure
:
Out
stan
ding
Reg
ulat
ory
or p
olic
y as
pect
s tha
t wou
ld n
eed
to b
e ad
dres
sed/
deve
lope
d to
ens
ure
com
plia
nce
with
the
Conv
en-
tion’
s pro
visi
ons (
only
in re
latio
n to
bin
ding
pro
visi
ons)
:Re
porti
ng to
the
CoP
thro
ugh
the
Secr
etar
iat o
n th
e m
easu
res t
aken
to im
plem
ent t
he p
rovi
sions
of t
he C
onve
ntion
is a
n ob
ligati
on
and
shal
l be
prov
ided
acc
ordi
ng to
the
time
and
form
at th
at w
ill b
e de
cide
d by
the
CoP.
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Annex 2: Existing national capacities and related shortcomings
ARTICLE 3 - MERCURY SUPPLY SOURCES AND TRADESuccinct summary of provisions relevant to Albania (source: NDRC checklist [1] )
- Not allow new primary mercury mining
- Phase out existing primary mercury mining within 15 years
- Obtain information on stocks of mercury or mercury com-pounds exceeding 50 metric tons (MT), and mercury supply gen-erating stocks exceeding 10 MT/yr
- In accordance with Article 3.5(b), ensures that excess mercury from decommissioning chlor-alkali plants is disposed of in accor-dance to environmentally sound management guidelines (see paragraph 3a of article 11)
- Not allow the export of mercury unless the importing country provides written consent, the mercury is for an allowed use or environmentally sound storage, and all other conditions of Ar-ticle 3.6 are met
- Not allow the import of mercury without government con-sent, ensuring both the mercury source and proposed use are allowed under the Convention (and applicable domestic law).
INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENVI-RONMENT
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Drafting of legislation, policies and action plans for all points of Article 3 of the Convention;
- Monitors and inspects mercury informationRelevant institutional capacity in place:
Newly established in MoE, Chemicals Office needs capacity building, specifically including those relating to the preparation of national legislation to implement the Convention obliga-tions.
Name of institution / organization:
NATIONAL ENVIRON-MENTAL AGENCY
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- As appropriate, it requires from customs information related to mercury trade
- Issues environmental permits for operators that have air emis-sions or water or land discharges Relevant institutional capacity in place:
- ow technical capacities to address this issue when setting environmental permit conditions
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Name of institution / organization:
INSPEKTORATI SHTETËROR I MJE-DISIT DHE PYJEVE
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Control of the implementation of legislation on chemicals, including international chemicals conventions ratified by the Republic of Albania
Relevant institutional capacity in place:
- Technical capacities on addressing mercury are almost completely missing
Name of institution / organization:
DREJTORIA E PËRGJITHËSHME E DOGANAVE
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Reports annually to the Chemicals Office the previous year’s data on the import and export of hazardous chemicals
- Cooperates with NEA for environmental status reportsRelevant institutional capacity in place:
- Training on import and export of mercury and mercury com-pounds is required for customs control
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND INDUSTRY
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
Administers natural resources in the country and determine the policies related to them. MEI is the competent authority for licensing activities related to chemicals classified as hazardous.
Relevant institutional capacity in place:Remaining capacity gaps that need to be addressed before provisions can be met:- The legal basis for chemicals that addresses the Mercury Convention’s requirements must be completed.
- Training activities are needed for inspectorates as well as for customs authorities on customs control for the import and export of mercury and mercury compounds
[1] http://docs.nrdc.org/international/files/int_15101301a.pdf
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ARTICLE 4 - MERCURY-ADDED PRODUCTSSuccinct summary of provisions relevant to Albania
- Not allow the manufacture, import, and export of products listed in Part I of Annex A not otherwise excluded following the phase out date listed in the Annex
- Phase down the use of dental amalgam through two or more measures listed in Part II of Annex A - Take measures to prevent the incorporation of products listed in Part I of Annex A (i.e., switches and relays, batteries) into larger, assembled products
- Discourage the manufacture and distribution of new mercury product types
INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENVI-RONMENT
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Drafts legislation, policies and action plans for all points of Article 4 of the Convention;
- Monitors and inspects mercury information
- Focal point of the International Conventions on chemicals rati-fied by the Republic of Albania and the Minamata ConventionRelevant institutional capacity in place:
Newly established in MoE, Chemicals Office needs capacity building, specifically including those relating to the preparation of national legislation to implement the Convention obligations.
Name of institution / organization:
GENERAL DIRECTOR-ATE OF CUSTOMS
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Control of the import and export of productsRelevant institutional capacity in place:
- Limited capacitiesName of institution / organization:
NATIONAL AGENCY FOR MEDICIDES AND MEDICAL DEVICES
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Control and analysis of the quality of medicines
- Lab. for vaccine control and the medical equipment sector
- Recording and control of medical devices such as: thermom-eters, barometers, manometers and sfigmomanometers Relevant institutional capacity in place:
The laboratory does not perform analysis of mercury in the vac-cines for lack of appropriate facilities
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Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- The Ministry of Health is the competent authority for drafting the legal and sub-legal acts in the field of health care, among which for the dental service, cosmetic products.
Also, the Ministry of Health issues:
- Trade authorization for medical devices.
- Import authorization for biocidal productsRelevant institutional capacity in place:
MoH capacities regarding the evaluation and authorization of biocidal products are limited. We think that more staff and staff capacity are needed.
Name of institution / organization:
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
Evaluation of biocidal productsRelevant institutional capacity in place:
There is no experience with the evaluation of biocidal products such as antifouling paints, which are not directly used in public health (insecticides, rodenticides and disinfectants)
Name of institution / organization:
GENERAL DIRECTOR-ATE OF METROLOGY
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
Performs calibration / verification of instruments / measuring devices, including mercury thermometers.Relevant institutional capacity in place:
The role DPM can play in this process is simply of an informa-tive nature, allowing its customers to remove thermometers or other mercury devices (barometers, etc.) and replace them with alternatives without mercury.
Name of institution / organization:
ASSOCIATION OF ALBANIAN DENTAL DISTRIBUTORS
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- The gradual replacement of the amalgam
- Taking measures to separate mercury wasteRelevant institutional capacity in place:
There has been no communication with MoE on the issue of amalgam discharge of dental clinics.
Name of institution / organization:
MARKET SURVEIL-LANCE INSPECTOR-ATE
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
Law enforcement control
Relevant institutional capacity in place:
Contains a sector for the safety of non-food products
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Remaining capacity gaps that need to be addressed before provisions can be met:- Generally, lacks knowledge and awareness about the health and environmental prob-lems of mercury in products.
- Lack of laboratory capacity for determination of mercury in products, including its analysis in vaccines.
- Waste of dental clinics are not collected and treated in a differentiated way. The use of amalgam separators In dental clinics should be introduced.
- Setting national targets aimed at preventing dental caries and promoting health, mini-mizing the need for tooth restoration; Promoting the use of best environmental prac-tices in dental facilities to reduce mercury and mercury emissions in water and land.
- Capacities for evaluating antifouling paints as biocidal products are very limited. Sec-ondary legislation on the assessment and authorization of biocidal products has not yet been approved.
ARTICLE 5 - MANUFACTURING PROCESSES IN WHICH MERCURY OR MERCURY COMPOUNDS ARE USEDSuccinct summary of provisions relevant to Albania
- Not allow the use of mercury or mercury compounds in the manufacturing processes listed in Part I of Annex B
- Restrict (as specified in the Annex) the use of mercury in the processes listed in Part II of Annex B
- Not allow new facilities from using mercury in the processes listed in Annex B, except facilities using mercury catalysts to pro-duce polyurethane - For facilities with processes listed in Annex B, identify and obtain information on mercury or mercury com-pound use; and control mercury emissions to air, and releases to land and water
- Discourage new uses of mercury in industrial processesAnnex B: Manufacturing processes in which mercury or mercury compounds are used
Part I: Processes subject to Article 5, paragraph 2
- Chlor-alkali production, phase out date 2025
- Acetaldehyde production in which mercury or mercury com-pounds are used as a catalyst, phase out date 2018
Part II: Processes subject to Article 5, paragraph 3:
- Vinyl chloride monomer production
- Sodium or Potassium Methylate or Ethylate
Production of polyurethane using mercury containing catalysts
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INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND INDUSTRY
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Competent authority for the licensing of activities related to chemicals classified as hazardous.
Relevant institutional capacity in place:Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENVI-RONMENT
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Drafting legislation, policies.
Relevant institutional capacity in place:Name of institution / organization:
NATIONAL ENVIRON-MENTAL AGENCY
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- the authority which issues environmental permits,
- Information on industrial activities in the countryRelevant institutional capacity in place:
- NEA which issues environmental permits for operators that have discharges into mercury, water or land has low techni-cal capacity to address this issue while setting environmental permit conditions.
- There is no register of mercury related activities.Name of institution / organization:
STATE INSPECTORATE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
Control of the implementation of legislation on chemicals and international conventions on chemicals ratified by the Republic of AlbaniaRelevant institutional capacity in place:
The technical capacities on addressing mercury are almost com-pletely missing
Remaining capacity gaps that need to be addressed before provisions can be met:
ARTICLE 7 – ARTISANAL AND SMALL-SCALE GOLD MINING (ASGM)Succinct summary of provisions relevant to Albania
- Take measures to reduce, and where feasible, eliminate mercury and mercury compound use, emissions (to air), and releases (to land and water) associated with ASGM
Annex C: Artisanal and small-scale gold mining
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INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENVI-RONMENT
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Drafts legislation, policies and action plans for all points;
- Monitors and inspects mercury informationRelevant institutional capacity in place:
There is no ASGM activity in Albania. It is not necessary to de-velop capacities for this purpose
Remaining capacity gaps that need to be addressed before provisions can be met:- There is no ASGM activity in Albania. It is not necessary to develop capacities for
this purpose
ARTICLE 8 - EMISSIONSSuccinct summary of provisions relevant to Albania
-Take measures to control emissions, optionally prepare a national plan setting out measures to be taken to control emissions and its expected targets, goals and outcomes;
- Require the use of best available techniques/best environmental practic-es (BAT/BEP) for new (as defined in Article 8.2(c)) sources listed in Annex D
- Require one or more measures as below to mercury emissions control/reduce from existing sources listed in Annex D, which shall be operational at the source within 10 years - Require monitoring/reporting and otherwise establish a mercury emissions inventory for sources listed in Annex D:
(a) A quantified goal for controlling and, where feasible, reducing emis-sions from relevant sources;
(b) Emission limit values for controlling and, where feasible, reducing emissions from relevant sources;
(c) The use of best available techniques and best environmental prac-tices to control emissions from relevant sources;
(d) A multi-pollutant control strategy that would deliver co-benefits for control of mercury emissions;
(e) Alternative measures to reduce emissions from relevant sources.Annex D: List of point sources of emissions of mercury and mercury com-pounds to the atmosphere
Point source category:
- Coal-fired power plants;
- Coal-fired industrial boilers;
- Smelting and roasting processes used in the production of non-ferrous metals (lead, zinc, copper and industrial gold);
- Waste incineration facilities;
- Cement clinker production facilities.
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INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENVI-RONMENT
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Drafting of legislation and policies;
- Establishes a national system for air emissions and coordinates the work with NEA for reporting to CLRTAP;
- The implementation of BAT / BEP is a requirement of the applicable law on environmental permits.
- Focal Point of CLRTAPRelevant institutional capacity in place:
- MoE has sufficient capacity for discharge registers for the implementa-tion of BAT / BEP.
- Specific training on mercury emissions and discharges may be needed.Name of institution / organization:
NATIONAL ENVIRON-MENTAL AGENCY
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- The PRTR Convention
- Based on the PRTR Convention there are specified the types of activi-ties that need to report on the emissions of mercury and its compounds (as Hg) in land and water. This register is managed by NEA.Relevant institutional capacity in place:
- NEA which issues environmental permits for operators that have dis-charges into mercury, water or land has low technical capacity to address this issue while setting environmental permit conditions.
Name of institution / organization:
STATE IN-SPECTORATE FOR ENVI-RONMENT AND FOR-ESTS
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
The Environmental Inspectorate is the competent authority for control-ling the environmental permit conditions, including the obligation to report pollutant emissions
Relevant institutional capacity in place:
The technical capacities of the Environmental Inspectorate as regards ad-dressing mercury are almost completely missing
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
The role of the Ministry of Health in relation to this article is for the incineration of hospital waste
Relevant institutional capacity in place:
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Remaining capacity gaps that need to be addressed before provisions can be met:- NEA which issues environmental permits for operators that have discharges into mer-cury, water or land has low technical capacity to address this issue while setting environ-mental permit conditions.
- Reporting on the discharge and transfer of pollutants from economic operators is very limited, despite the legal obligation.
- The technical capacities of the Environmental Inspectorate regarding addressing mer-cury are almost completely missing. There is a need to strengthen the capacities associ-ated with the specificity of mercury
ARTICLE 9 – RELEASES TO LAND AND WATERSuccinct summary of provisions relevant to Albania
- Identification of the relevant point source categories no later than three years after entry into force of the Convention for Albania
- Take measures to control releases, possibly prepare a national plan for it. The plan must be submitted to CoP within four years after entry into force of the Convention for Albania.
- Require reporting or otherwise obtain information as needed to identify significant sources of mercury/mercury compound releases to land or wa-ter, and to maintain an inventory of releases from the sources identified
- Take as appropriate one or more measures as below to control/reduce mercury and mercury compound releases to land and water from signifi-cant sources:
(a) Release limit values to control and, where feasible, reduce releases from relevant sources;
(b) The use of best available techniques and best environmental practices to control releases from relevant sources;
(c) A multi-pollutant control strategy that would deliver co-benefits for control of mercury releases;
(d) Alternative measures to reduce releases from relevant sources.
A national plan may be prepared.
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INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENVI-RONMENT
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Drafting of legislation and policies;
- Monitor the environment and issue environmental permits for indus-trial activities.
- The implementation of BAT / BEP is a requirement of the applicable law on environmental permits.Relevant institutional capacity in place:
- MoE has sufficient capacity for discharge registers for the implementa-tion of BAT / BEP.
- Specific training on mercury emissions and discharges may be needed.Name of institution / organization:
NATIONAL ENVIRON-MENTAL AGENCY
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- The PRTR Convention
- Based on the PRTR Convention there are specified the types of activi-ties that need to report on the emissions of mercury and its compounds (as Hg) in land and water. This register is managed by NEA.Relevant institutional capacity in place:
- NEA which issues environmental permits for operators that have dis-charges into mercury, water or land has low technical capacity to address this issue while setting environmental permit conditions.
Name of institution / organization:
STATE IN-SPECTORATE FOR ENVI-RONMENT AND FOR-ESTS
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
The Environmental Inspectorate is the competent authority for control-ling the environmental permit conditions, including the obligation to report pollutant emissions.
Relevant institutional capacity in place:
The technical capacities of the Environmental Inspectorate as regards ad-dressing mercury are almost completely missing.
Remaining capacity gaps that need to be addressed before provisions can be met:- NEA which issues environmental permits for operators that have discharges into mer-cury, water or land has low technical capacity to address this issue while setting environ-mental permit conditions.
- Reporting on the discharge and transfer of pollutants from economic operators is very limited, despite the legal obligation.
- The technical capacities of the Environmental Inspectorate regarding addressing mer-cury are almost completely missing. There is a need to strengthen the capacities associ-ated with the specificity of mercury.
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ARTICLE 10 – ENVIRONMENTALLY SOUND INTERIM STORAGE OF MERCURY, OTHER THAN WASTE MERCURYSuccinct summary of provisions relevant to Albania
Take measures to ensure interim storage of mercury and its compounds intended for a use allowed to a Party is con-ducted in an environmentally sound manner, taking into account relevant guidelines developed under the Basel Convention and additional requirements for interim storage that may be adopted by the Conference of the Parties (COP)
INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENVIRON-MENT
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Drafting of legislation and policies;
- Monitors the environment and issues environmental per-mits for industrial activities.Relevant institutional capacity in place:
- Specific training on temporary storage of mercury may be necessary.
Name of institution / organization:
NATIONAL ENVIRON-MENTAL AGENCY
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- NEA issues environmental permitsRelevant institutional capacity in place:
- NEA which issues environmental permits for operators that have discharges into mercury, water or land has low technical capacity to address this issue while setting environmental permit conditions.
Name of institution / organization:
STATE INSPECTORATE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
The Environmental Inspectorate is the competent authority for controlling the environmental permit conditionsRelevant institutional capacity in place:
The technical capacities of the Environmental Inspectorate as regards addressing mercury are almost completely miss-ing.
Remaining capacity gaps that need to be addressed before provisions can be met:- NEA which issues environmental permits for operators that have discharges into
mercury, water or land has low technical capacity to address this issue while setting environmental permit conditions.
- The technical capacities of the Environmental Inspectorate as regards addressing mercury are almost completely missing There is a need to strengthen the capacities related to the specificity of mercury.
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ARTICLE 11 – MERCURY WASTESSuccinct summary of provisions relevant to Albania
- Use the definition of mercury waste consistent with Article 11.2: mercury wastes means substances or objects: (a) Con-sisting of mercury or mercury compounds; (b) Containing mer-cury or mercury compounds; or
(c) Contaminated with mercury or mercury compounds, in a quantity above the relevant thresholds defined by the Confer-ence of the Parties
- Take measures to manage mercury wastes in an environmen-tally sound manner, taking into account guidelines developed under the Basel Convention and in accordance with CoP re-quirements to be developed.
- Take measures to restrict mercury derived from the treat-ment or re-use of mercury waste to allowed uses under the Convention or environmentally sound disposal
- Prevent the import and use of mercury from primary mer-cury mining for artisanal and small-scale gold mining (ASGM)
- Require transport across international boundaries only for the purpose of environmentally sound disposal in accordance with the Basel Convention, or if the Basel Convention does not apply, consistent with international rules, standards, and guidelines.
INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENVIRON-MENT
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
MoE drafts legislation and national policies related to hazard-ous waste management.Relevant institutional capacity in place:
Name of institution / organization:
NATIONAL ENVIRON-MENTAL AGENCY
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
NEA is the institution responsible for the transfer of waste, in-cluding hazardous ones. Since 2015, waste transfer registers have been established. Relevant institutional capacity in place:
NEA which issues environmental permits has low technical capacity to address this issue while setting environmental permit conditions.
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Name of institution / organization:
STATE INSPECTORATE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
The Environmental Inspectorate is the competent authority for controlling the environmental permit conditionsRelevant institutional capacity in place:
The technical capacities of the Environmental Inspectorate as regards addressing mercury are almost completely missing.
Remaining capacity gaps that need to be addressed before provisions can be met:
ARTICLE 12 – CONTAMINATED SITESSuccinct summary of provisions relevant to Albania
- Develop strategies for identifying and assessing mercury/mercury compound contaminated sites
- If risk reduction activities are taken at contaminated sites, they are taken in an environmentally sound manner, incorpo-rating risk assessment where appropriate.
CoP shall adopt guidance on site identification and character-ization, engaging the public, human health and environment risk assessment, options for managing the risks, evaluation of benefits and costs and validation of outcomes.
INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENVIRON-MENT
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Drafting legislation and national environmental policies
- Coordinators with donors to facilitate the financing of proj-ects that reduce the risk in contaminated sitesRelevant institutional capacity in place:
Name of institution / organization:
NATIONAL ENVIRON-MENTAL AGENCY
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Monitoring after rehabilitation Relevant institutional capacity in place:
The area of Ex-Soda PVC Vlorë is considered as rehabilitated, but there is no monitoring from NEA of the situation after rehabilition.
Capacities of NEA with this respect are low from the techni-cal, as well as financial viewpoint.
Name of institution / organization:
STATE INSPECTORATE FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
The Environmental Inspectorate is the competent authority for controlling the environmental permit conditionsRelevant institutional capacity in place:
The technical capacities of the Environmental Inspectorate as regards addressing mercury are almost completely missing.
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Name of institution / organization:
REGIONAL DIRECTOR-ATE OF HEALTH - VLORE
Role with respect to the above listed provisions: Relevant institutional capacity in place:
Does not have the appropriate technical and human capacity to monitor mercury or its health effects
Name of institution / organization:
EDEN Center
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
Studies on contaminated sitesRelevant institutional capacity in place:
Remaining capacity gaps that need to be addressed before provisions can be met:The area of Ex-Soda PVC Vlorë is considered as rehabilitated, but there is no monitoring from NEA of the situation after rehabilitation.
Capacities of NEA are low technically and financially.
ARTICLE 13 – FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND MECHANISMSSuccinct summary of provisions relevant to Albania
- National resources to implement the Convention
- Mechanisms to support developing countries and coun-tries with economies in transition to fulfil the obligations under the Convention. Access to financial resources avail-able under the Convention financial mechanism and other resources available from multilateral, regional, and bilateral funding sources
INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENVIRON-MENT
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
Initiates and coordinates projects that are covered by the state budget in accordance with medium-term budget pro-grams
Initiates and coordinates projects with foreign fundingRelevant institutional capacity in place:
There is no feasibility study for the implementation of the Convention obligations
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRIA E FINANCAVE
Drejtoria e Buxhetit
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
Relevant institutional capacity in place:
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENERGY AND INDUSTRY
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
Funding for the maintenance and storage of Mercury Waste Landfill in Ex Soda PVC plant is made by the State Budget through MEI’s budget planning.Relevant institutional capacity in place:
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Remaining capacity gaps that need to be addressed before provisions can be met:A feasibility study on the implementation of the obligations of the Convention is re-quired on which basis to be identified potential projects to be financed in this regard.
ARTICLE 14 – CAPACITY BUILDING, TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFERSuccinct summary of provisions relevant to Albania
Capacity building and technical assistance to developing country Parties to assist them in implementing their obliga-tions under Minamata Convention through regional, sub-re-gional and national arrangements, including existing regional and sub-regional centres, partnerships, etc.
INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENVIRON-MENT
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Regional and international co-operationRelevant institutional capacity in place:
Remaining capacity gaps that need to be addressed before provisions can be met:- There is no national training program dedicated to mercury. The design of such a
program to involve all concerned parties according to the Convention articles would be necessary.
ARTICLE 16 – HEALTH ASPECTSSuccinct summary of provisions rel-evant to Albania
- Promote the development and implementation of strategies to identify and protect populations at risk, particularly vulnerable populations, such as developing health guidelines on exposure , setting targets for Hg exposure reduction, where appropriate and public education with the participation of public health and other involved sectors
- Promote educational and prevention programs on occupational exposure to mercury and mercury compounds
- Promote appropriate health care services for prevention, treat-ment, and care for populations affected by mercury exposure
- Building and strengthening institutional and profesional health capacities for prevention, treatment and monitoring of health risks related to exposure to mercury or its compounds
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INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- The Ministry of Health has a mission to draft and implement policies and development strategies in the healthcare sector.
Relevant institutional capacity in place:
- There is no program or strategy for identifying and protecting populations at-risk from mercury, nor any education program for preventing occupational mercury exposure. Also, there is lack of sufficient institutional and health professional capaci-ties for the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of health risks related to exposure to mercury and mercury compounds.
Name of institution / organization:
INSTITUTE OF PUB-LIC HEALTH
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Risk assessment of pollutants in health, studies
- Occupational Health Relevant institutional capacity in place:
- There are no mercury related activities ongoingName of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENVI-RONMENT
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Collaborative role with responsible InstitutionsRelevant institutional capacity in place:
Remaining capacity gaps that need to be addressed before provisions can be met:- There is no program or strategy for identifying and protecting populations at risk from mercury.
- There are insufficient institutional and professional capacities for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of health risks related to exposure to mercury and mercury compounds.
- There is no educational program to prevent mercury exposure to work.
- No activity has been undertaken since 2010 to promote the prevention and treatment of potentially affected population exposure
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ARTICLE 17 /18– INFORMATION EXCHANGE, PUBLIC INFORMATION, AWARENESS AND EDUCATIONSuccinct summary of provisions rel-evant to Albania
- Facilitate the exchange of scientific, technical and legal informa-tion concerning mercury and mercury compounds, including toxi-cological, eco-toxicological and safety information, information on reduction or elimination of production, use, trade, emissions and releases of mercury and its compounds, on viable alternatives to products, processes and activities that involve mercury or its com-pounds,
- Share information on the health and safety of humans and the environment as non-confidential, in accordance with Article 17.5
- Report to the CoP on progress in implementing Convention obli-gations under Article 21
Each Party shall designate a national focal point for the exchange of information under the Convention, including with regard to the consent of the importing Parties under Article 3- Each Party shall promote and facilitate provision to the pub-lic of available information on health and environmental effects of mercury and its compounds, alternatives to mercury and its compounds, information concerning mercury and mercury com-pounds, including toxicological, eco-toxicological and safety infor-mation, information on reduction or elimination of production, use, trade, emissions and releases of mercury and its compounds, on viable alternatives to products, processes and activities that in-volve mercury or its compounds, results of research, development and monitoring activities.
- Promote and facilitate education, training and public awareness related to effects of exposure to mercury and its compounds on human health and environment in collaboration with relevant IGOs and NGOs and vulnerable populations.
- shall use the existing mechanisms or consider the development of mechanisms, such as pollutant release and transfer registers for the collection and dissemination of information on estimates of annual quantities of mercury or its compounds that are emitted, released or disposed of through human activities
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INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENVI-RONMENT
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
According to the legislation in force, MoE is the competent authority for exchanging information and public awareness on environmental issues.
The Ministry of Environment has its website, the environmental bulletin and at the same time organizes awareness raising cam-paigns on various issues.
Awareness raising regarding the presence of mercury in use products and the effects of mercury on health and environment, care to be taken for disposal or in case of accident and release of mercury from products to the environment (for products up to date Of the prohibition on the importation of the products listed in Part A of Schedule A). The information sector cooperates with the technical sector covering the Convention and can organize awareness campaigns.Relevant institutional capacity in place:
Name of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF HEALTH
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
As a politicy making institution, the MoH regulates by legal and sub-legal acts the promotion and facilitation of the provision of public information on relevant public health issues, the factors affecting it.Relevant institutional capacity in place:
Name of institution / organization:
INSTITUTE OF PUB-LIC HEALTH
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Department of Health PromotionRelevant institutional capacity in place:
Name of institution / organization:
REC
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Promotion of awareness campaigns with the involvement of civil society,
- Involvement in the development of modules for institutional and professional capacity buildingRelevant institutional capacity in place:
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Name of institution / organization:
EDEN Center
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
Awareness on the effects of mercury, especially in polluted areasKapaciteti institucional lidhur me kërkesat e Konventës
Adequate for monitoring health conditionRemaining capacity gaps that need to be addressed before provisions can be met:- Enhancing the technical capacity and information related to the Mercury would
help to organize awareness-raising campaigns
- It is necessary to regulate the obligation of the responsible institutions for the exchange of information regarding the health impacts of exposure to mercury and its compounds, in close cooperation with WHO and other relevant organizations, as well as increasing awareness on the exposure to mercury.
ARTICLE 19 – RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT AND MONITORINGSuccinct summary of provisions relevant to Albania
1. Parties shall endeavour to cooperate to develop and im-prove, taking into account their respective circumstances and capabilities:
(a) Inventories of use, consumption, and anthropogenic emis-sions to air and releases to water and land of mercury and mercury compounds;
(b) Modelling and geographically representative monitoring of levels of mercury and mercury compounds in vulnerable populations and in environmental media, collaboration in the collection and exchange of relevant and appropriate samples;
(c) Assessments of the impact of mercury and mercury com-pounds on human health and the environment, particularly in respect of vulnerable populations;
(d) Harmonized methodologies for the activities undertaken under subparagraphs (a), (b) and (c);
(e) Information on the environmental cycle, transport (includ-ing long-range transport and deposition), transformation and fate of mercury and mercury compounds in a range of eco-systems,
(f) Information on commerce and trade in mercury and mer-cury compounds and mercury-added products; and
(g) Information and research on the technical and economic availability of mercury-free products and processes and on BAT/BEP to reduce and monitor emissions and releases of mercury and mercury compounds.
2. Parties should, where appropriate, build on existing moni-toring networks and research programmes in undertaking the activities identified in paragraph 1.
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INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION
Name of institution / organization:
UNIVERSITETY OF TIRANA, FACULTY OF NATURAL SCIENCES
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
FNS/UT has conducted studies on monitoring mercury levels in the air through biomonitoringRelevant institutional capacity in place:
The Laboratory analyzing mercury has analytical and human capacities of a high level but is not accredited
Name of institution / organization:
NATIONAL ENVIRON-MENTAL AGENCY
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
Monitoring of the state of the environment, chemical analy-sis of pollutants, including heavy metalsRelevant institutional capacity in place:
Laboratory is not accredited for mercury analysisName of institution / organization:
MINISTRY OF ENVIRON-MENT
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
Competent authority for international co-operation
The focal point of the ConventionRelevant institutional capacity in place:
Remaining capacity gaps that need to be addressed before provisions can be met:Scientific research institutions may have studies in this field, but there is lack of coordi-nation and cooperation with competent authorities to make their data public.
Accreditation of laboratories carrying out mercury chemical analysis is needed
Strengthening coordination and incorporating scientific institutions into mercury moni-toring projects in the environment is indispensable.
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ARTICLE 21 – REPORTINGSuccinct summary of provi-sions relevant to Albania
1. Each Party shall report to the Conference of the Par-ties, through the Secretariat, on the measures it has tak-en to implement the provisions of this Convention and on the effectiveness of such measures and the possible challenges in meeting the objectives of the Convention.
2. Each Party shall include in its reporting the informa-tion as called for in Articles 3, 5, 7, 8 and 9 of this Con-vention.
3. The Conference of the Parties shall, at its first meet-ing, decide upon the timing and format of the report-ing to be followed by the Parties, taking into account the desirability of coordinating reporting with other relevant chemicals and wastes conventions.
INSTITUTION OR ORGANIZATION
Name of institution / organiza-tion:
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT
Role with respect to the above listed provisions:
- Focal point for the ConventionRelevant institutional capacity in place:
Remaining capacity gaps that need to be addressed before provisions can be met: