North American Commission For Environmental Cooperation

1. North American Commission For Environmental Cooperation Chemicals Management in Mexico MAURICIO LIMÓN AGUIRRE Under Secretary of Environmental Protection, SEMARNAT. San Antonio, Texas. May 15th, 2012.

2. EnvironmentalSustainability in Mexico Vision 2030 • Conserving ecosystems and biodiversity in the country. • Ecological Land Zoning • Sustainable water use. • Mitigation and adaptation actions for climate change. • Prevent and reduce environmental pollution • Comprehensive management of chemicals, hazardous and solid waste. • Generate scientific and technical information for decision making. • Generate environmental culture to value and respect the natural resources • Environmental management that contributes to competitiveness adn economic growth NationalDevelopmentProgramme 2007-2012 EnvironmentalSustainability Environment and natural Resouces Sectorial Programme 2007-2012

3. 10 NationalChemicalsPriorities • 1. Implementation of the 8 specific plans of the NIP of the Stockholm Convention: • Elimination of environmental release of POPs pesticides. • Reducing or eliminating the COPNI from the environment. • Communication and civil society participation • 2. Updating of the National Implementation Programmeby the adhesion of 10 new chemicals to the Stockholm Convention • 3. Implementation of the GEF/UNDP “Environmentally Appropriate Disposal of PCB 's in Mexico” • 4. SAICM Quick Start Programme

4. 10 National Chemicals Priorities • 5. Implementation of the Rotterdam Convention • 6. Participation in UNEP’s initiatives for chemicals such as mercury, as well as sinergies between International Conventions for Chemicals. • 7. Cooperation and synergies within the SMOC / CCA • 8. Updating the National Profile of Chemicals. • 9. Preparation of National Inventory of Chemical Substances • 10. Civil Society Participation. National Advisory Council on Chemical Substances

5. SinergyesAmongInternational Conventions Lifecyclemanagement Potential Joint Implementation Scope and supplementalcoverage S OC Common Goal Substances: POPs, pesticides, industrial chemicals and elements "bridge”

6. SMOC/CCA Activities 1. Comparable approach to identify chemicals in trade in North America (NA) 2.Implementation of risk reduction strategies to reduce exposure to Chemicals of common concern in NA • Objective: To reduce and / or elimination of toxic, persistent and bioaccumulative substances in Mexican ecosystems through a long term (25 years) national program of environmental and biological monitoring to contribute improve the health of ecosystems and human populations • 3. Comparable approaches to support risk reduction strategies, identification of priorities, comparable data and monitoring results • PRONAME: Mexico conducts training, cooperation, sampling, monitoring, quality assurance, etc.., With the support of the WG on Environmental Assessment and Monitoring of SMOC • Mexico operates a network of monitoring dioxins and furans and has sites for sampling of wet deposition of mercury • In Mexico The Regional Center for the Stockholm Convention is located (DGCENICA).

7. National Advisory Committee for Comprehensive Management of Chemicals F U N C T I O N S 10 ExpertsfromtheBuissness Sector 10 ExpertsfromtheAcademic Sector 10 Experts from Civil Society Organizations Formed by :

8. THANK YOU mauricio.limon@semarnat.gob.mx twitter@MauricioLimonA