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Environmental Chemicals Management, Domestic
Agenda / Mexico March-April, 2009, San Antonio,
Texas, USA
M en C ALFONSO FLORES RAMIREZ DGGIMAR/SGPA San
Antonio, Texas
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International Mexican Agenda
Environmental Programs and initiatives
Regional and Bilateral agreements
Chemicals Sound Management

• Assesment and Monitoring progam for the Artic.
• European Union, REACH
• Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety
• Internacional Council of Chemical Associations
  (ICCA)
• International Program on Chemical Safety (OMS)
• Interagency Program for Chemical Sound Management
  (IOMC)
• Organization for Economic Cooperation and
  Development (OECD)
• Aditional programs listed in the bilateral,
  regional and global Agreements Framework.

• United Nations Economic Commission for Europe
  (UNECE)
• Regional Seas, PNUMA
• OSPAR Commission (Commission for the marine
  environment protection in the Northeast Atlantic)
• Helsinki Commission (Commission for the marine
  environment protection in the Baltic)
• CEC
• Peace Agreement of Mexico-USA for the Border Area
  protection.

Global agreements
PNUMA PNUD BM FAO OMS ONUDI UNITAR OIT OMI
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Synergies between Conventions
Lifecycle management
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Scope and cover
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Substances common goal POPs, pesticides,
industrial chemicals and briedge elements
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• Domestic Chemicals Priorities
• NIP for Stockholm Convention Continuity
  establishment of the USQ/UNIDO/GEF,
  capabilities
• inventory, distribution of
  responsabilities, POPs and
• COPNI inventories development.
• SAICM Quick Start Program / participation in
• ICCM2. Updating the ChemicalsNational
  Profile.
• Rotterdam ConventionImplementation and
• participation in the Review Committee.
• Cooperation and synergies in SMOC/ CEC.
• Participation in UNEP forums Hg, IFCS.

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• MASQ/CCA Activities
• Stablishment of the basis for the SMOC-
  development of chemical inventory with focus on
  regional comparability, Implementation of GHS.
• Regional approach to monitoring, PRONAME.
• Reduction or elimination of hazards of substances
  of common concernHg, D/F/HCB, Lindane, PBDEs.
• Improving the environmental performance of
  sectors through close collaboration with
  industry, artesanal production of bricks.

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Priorities objetive

• Promote and ensure safe management of chemicals
  and hazardous materials in the country , by
  developing strengthening and improving the
  regulatory instruments, management and compliance
  with international commitments.

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• Challenges to promote chemical safety in Mexico
• Achieving the necessary institutional capacity.
• Transversality y responsibility.
• Comunication and participation among
  stakeholders.
• Intergovernmental Coordination and governance.
• update the legal framework (Public Policy on
  Chemicals.
• Focus on the economic crisis to learn how to
  rationalize and optimize the use and consumption
  of chemicals and energy.

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• Thank you
• Merci