# Council Decision (EU) 2016/769 of 21 April 2016 on the acceptance of the Amendments to the 1998 Protocol to the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution on Persistent Organic Pollutants, Division 1: A listing for the following substance shall be added by inserting in appropriate alphabetical order the following row:


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Short-chain chlorinated paraffins (b)
(a)
Fire retardants in rubber used in conveyor belts in the mining industry;
Parties should take action to eliminate these uses once suitable alternatives are available
(b)
Fire retardants in dam sealants.
No later than 2015 and every four years thereafter, each Party that uses these substances shall report on progress made to eliminate them and submit information on such progress to the Executive Body. Based on these reports, these restricted uses shall be reassessed
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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudn/2016/769/attachment/2/division/B./division/1. (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-decision-2016-769/attachment-2/division-B./division-1.
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