National Environmental Management Act, 1998 (Act No. 107 of 1998)RegulationsRegulations to Phase-Out the use of Persistent Organic Pollutants, 2019Chapter 2 : General Prohibitions, Phase-Out Time Frames, Notification and Phase-Out Plans6. Phase-Out Plans |
| (1) | A producer, importer or exporter of a listed substance must develop a phase-out plan for that listed substance, which must include— |
| (a) | contact details of the person submitting the phase-out plan; |
| (b) | listed substance used, produced, distributed, imported or exported; |
| (c) | suitable alternatives to the listed substance; |
| (d) | the annual reduction target in relation to each listed substance; |
| (e) | date or year in which the production, importation and exportation of the listed substances will be completely phased-out; and |
| (f) | communication strategy to inform end-users, workers and others potentially exposed to the listed substance during the phase out period of the hazards and how to reduce risk of exposure, and reduce exposures. |
| (2) | A person contemplated in subregulation (1) must submit a phase-out plan for approval to the Director-General of the Department within 12 months after the promulgation of these Regulations. |
| (3) | The Director-General of the Department must acknowledge receipt of the phase-out plan within 14 days after receipt, and may, after consideration of the content of the phase-out plan, in writing— |
| (a) | approve the phase-out plan for implementation and notify the applicant of the approval and outline any applicable conditions or requirements; or |
| (b) | require incomplete information to be furnished or amendments to be effected and revised phase-out plan to be resubmitted within a specified time frame. |
| (4) | A person whose phase-out plan has been approved by the Director-General of the Department must implement such a plan, and may only deviate from such a plan upon written approval by the Director-General of the Department. |