North American Commission For Environmental Cooperation Mexico has several initiatives and programs focused on chemicals management and environmental sustainability through 2030 including conserving ecosystems, sustainable water use, climate change mitigation and adaptation, reducing pollution, and comprehensive chemicals and waste management. Key priorities include implementing plans under the Stockholm Convention to eliminate POPs, reducing COPNI in the environment, and increasing public participation. Mexico also participates in initiatives under the Rotterdam and Basel Conventions and is working to update its chemicals inventory and profiles while increasing synergy across international agreements. A National Advisory Committee provides recommendations to ensure shared responsibility across sectors in protecting the environment and human health from chemicals.

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

3. 10 National Chemicals Priorities
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 Programme by 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. Sinergyes Among International Conventions
Life cycle
Potential Joint management
Implementation
Scope and supplemental
S OC coverage
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
. Comparable approaches to support risk reduction strategies, identification of
priorities, comparable data and monitoring results
RONAME: Mexico conducts training, cooperation, sampling, monitoring, quality
assurance, etc.., With the support of the WG on Environmental Assessment and
Monitoring of SMOC
• 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
• 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
FUNCTIONS
Advisory body for SEMARNAT To provide information for public decision
making
Analyze and make recommendations at Make recommendations to ensure shared
the request of SEMARNAT. responsibility of the sectors involved, in
order to protect the environment.
Contribute with information, analysis and Facilitate and encourage interinstitutional
opinions in the forums and negotiations coordination for promoting compliance of
that take place within the framework of international conventions on the subject
international conventions
10 Experts from the Buissness Sector
Formed by : 10 Experts from the Academic Sector
10 Experts from Civil Society Organizations

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