The CAS number of the pollutant means the precise identifier in Chemical Abstracts Service.

(e) Information on precautionary measures to reduce exposure to, and emission of, the chemical;

(i) ”Chemical Review Committee” means the subsidiary body referred to in paragraph 6 of Article 18.

Each Party shall take measures to ensure: (a)That a chemical listed in Annex A or Annex B is imported only:

(b) ”Banned chemical” means a chemical all uses of which within one or more categories have been prohibited by final regulatory action, in order to protect human health or the environment.

(i) Measured levels of the chemical in locations distant from the sources of its release that are of potential concern;

"Substance" means a single chemical species, or a number of chemical species which form a specific group by virtue of (a) having similar properties and being emitted together into the environment; or (b) forming a mixture normally marketed as a single article;

(c) ”Severely restricted chemical” means a chemical virtually all use of which within one or more categories has been prohibited by final regulatory action in order to protect human health or the environment, but for which certain specific uses remain allowed.

iii) ` Nuclear fuel` means fissionable material in the form of uranium metal, alloy, or chemical compound (including natural uranium), plutonium metal, alloy, or chemical compound, and such other fissionable material as the Steering Committee shall from time to time determine.

In the framework of their food law and environment protection legislation they severely restrict and control the use of chemical means in food production and processing, as well as other chemical means in their environment that could be transmitted directly or indirectly in man` s food chain (e. g. slaughter animals).

Priority should be given to the consideration of approaches to prevent the formation and release of the chemicals listed in Part I. Useful measures could include:

(b) technical measures, including design, safety systems, construction, choice of chemicals, operation, maintenance and systematic inspection of the installation;

(12) "Tanker" means an oil tanker as defined in Regulation 1(4) of Annex I or a chemical tanker as defined in Regulation 1(1) of Annex II of the present Convention.

Each Party shall implement appropriate legislative or administrative measures to ensure timely decisions with respect to the import of chemicals listed in Annex III.

(f) ”Export” and “import” mean, in their respective connotations, the movement of a chemical from one Party to another Party, but exclude mere transit operations;

(a) ”Chemical” means a substance whether by itself or in a mixture or preparation and whether manufactured or obtained from nature, but does not include any living organism.

Many marshy meadows have been dried, chemical residues are accumulating in large farming areas, and the vital animal migration routes are often intersected by transport infrastructure.

(e) ”Final regulatory action” means an action taken by a Party, that does not require subsequent regulatory action by that Party, the purpose of which is to ban or severely restrict a chemical;

(a) the term ` hazardous substance` means a substance or mixture of substances which by virtue of chemical, physical or toxicological properties, either singly or in combination, constitutes a hazard;

Each Party that has one or more regulatory and assessment schemes for new pesticides or new industrial chemicals shall take measures to regulate with the aim of preventing the production and use of new pesticides or new industrial chemicals which, taking into consideration the criteria in paragraph 1 of Annex D, exhibit the characteristics of persistent organic pollutants.

An evaluation should be undertaken regarding possible control measures for chemicals under consideration for inclusion in this Convention, encompassing the full range of options, including management and elimination.

Production within the meaning of the categories of activities contained in this paragraph means the production on an industrial scale by chemical processing of substances or groups of substances listed in subparagraphs (a) to (g):

A flask or irradiated fuel means a vessel for the transportation and/or storage of irradiated fuel which provides chemical, thermal and radiological protection, and dissipated decay heat during handling, transportation and storage.

A flask for irradiated fuel means a vessel for the transportation and/or storage of irradiated fuel which provides chemical, thermal and radiological protection, and dissipates decay heat during handling, transportation and storage.

2.4 ` DNA profile` means a letter or a number code which represents a set of identification characteristics of the non-coding part of an analysed human DNA sample, i.e. the particular chemical form at the various DNA locations (loci);

Chemical analysis of the content of selected minerals has shown that from 52 daily meals of food in total, 17 did not exceed the daily recommended intake of calcium, 29 of magnesium, 23 of zinc, 37 of copper, 32 of iodine, and 33 of selenium.

(d) ”Severely hazardous pesticide formulation” means a chemical formulated for pesticidal use that produces severe health or environmental effects observable within a short period of time after single or multiple exposure, under conditions of use;

Each Party shall at a minimum take the following measures to reduce the total releases derived from anthropogenic sources of each of the chemicals listed in Annex C, with the goal of their continuing minimization and, where feasible, ultimate elimination:

Physico-chemical treatment not specified elsewhere in this annex which results in final compounds or mixtures which are discarded by means of any of the operations specified in this part (e.g. evaporation, drying, calcination, neutralization, precipitation)

The Committee shall, through the Secretariat, invite information from all Parties and observers relating to the considerations specified in Annex F. It shall then prepare a risk management evaluation that includes an analysis of possible control measures for the chemical in accordance with that Annex; or

The Committee shall, based on the risk profile referred to in paragraph 6 and the risk management evaluation referred to in paragraph 7 (a) or paragraph 8, recommend whether the chemical should be considered by the Conference of the Parties for listing in Annexes A, B and/or C. The Conference of the Parties, taking due account of the recommendations of the Committee, including any scientific uncertainty, shall decide, in a precautionary manner, whether to list the chemical, and specify its related control measures, in Annexes A, B and/or C.

In addition to these measures, the measures based on market mechanisms will be introduced (e.g. environmental management systems - EMS, taxes for waste holders/generators, higher costs of waste disposal, tax reliefs for those introducing appropriate solutions, etc.), which will promote the material and energy utilisation of waste and the reduction of their harmful effects by detoxification, chemical/thermal/biological stabilisation, etc.

Within the framework of their respective powers and competences the Parties shall cooperate to increase the effectiveness and efficiency of policies and measures to counter the illicit production, supply and traffic in narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances, including the prevention of diversion of precursor chemicals, and to promote drug demand prevention and reduction.

(c) Promote the development and, where it deems appropriate, require the use of substitute or modified materials, products and processes to prevent the formation and release of the chemicals listed in Annex C, taking into consideration the general guidance on prevention and release reduction measures in Annex C and guidelines to be adopted by decision of the Conference of the Parties;

(i) "Best available techniques" means the most effective and advanced stage in the development of activities and their methods of operation which indicate the practical suitability of particular techniques for providing in principle the basis for release limitations designed to prevent and, where that is not practicable, generally to reduce releases of chemicals listed in Part I of Annex C and their impact on the environment as a whole.

5.5.44 Officers responsible for cargo handling and operation and key crew members of oil tankers, chemical tankers and liquefied gas carriers must be familiar with the cargo and cargo equipment and with the safety measures as stipulated in the relevant sections of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk (IBC Code) and of the International Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships Carrying Liquefied Gases in Bulk (IGC Code).

Where, in particular, the draft seeks to limit the marketing or use of a chemical substance, preparation or product on grounds of public health or of the protection of consumers or the environment, the Member States and Slovenia shall also forward either a summary or the references of all relevant data relating to the substance, preparation or product concerned and to known and available substitutes, where such information may be available, and communicate the anticipated effects of the measure on public health and the protection of the consumer and the environment, together with an analysis of the risk carried out as appropriate in accordance with the general principles for the risk evaluation of chemical substances as referred to in Article 10(4) of Regulation (EEC) No 793/93 in the case of an existing substance, or in Article 3(2) of Directive 67/548/EEC, in the case of a new substance.

2 Chemical tanker means a chemical tanker as defined in regulation VII/8.2..

"Fructose" means chemically pure fructose under CN code 1702 50 00.

measures to support laboratories carrying out analyses of the physico-chemical properties of honey;

"16. 'chemical tanker' shall mean a ship constructed or adapted and used for the carriage in bulk of any liquid product listed in Chapter 17 of the International Bulk Chemical Code, in its up-to-date version;

Each part shall have a printed guilloche pattern background making any falsification by mechanical or chemical means apparent to the eye(9).

'IBC Code' means the IMO International Code for construction and equipment of ships carrying dangerous chemicals in bulk, in its up-to-date version;

"preparatory and cleaning" means products designed to remove old coatings and rust, either mechanically or chemically, or to provide a key for new coatings:

"preservation" means the use of chemical agents, alterations in environmental conditions or other means during processing to prevent or retard biological or physical deterioration of cells or tissues;