Pop regulation

Protection of the environment and human health from persistent organic pollutants: An overview of the regulation and the solutions from ComplyMarket

Persistent organic pollutants (POPS) are organic substances that are constant in the environment, accumulate in living beings and represent risks for both human health and the environment. These substances can be transported across international borders through air, water or wandering species and reach regions in which they may never have been produced or used. Effective international risk management is necessary because no individual region can manage the risks that are based on these substances. There are four lists of substances,

that are regulated among the pops:

• Appendix I: Pops, the manufacture of which is prohibited on the market or use.
• Appendix II: Pops, whose production, placement or use is strictly restricted.
• Appendix III: POPS that arise as unintentional by -products of industrial processes and are subject to measures to reduce the release.
• Appendix IV: Pops that are subject to special waste management measures.
  
  

How ComplyMarket can help you:

• ComplyDoc: is an intelligent IT and the first open source code cloud solution for the sustainability of the supply chain, chemical and product compliance management to collect information from suppliers.
• AD-HOC consultation: The COMPLYMARKET team has extensive experience in providing regulatory support for pop regulation.