20/10/2004 (Agence Europe) - The Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants (POP) has been approved on behalf of the Community. The Convention, adopted in May 2001, provides an international framework for eliminating the production, use, importation and exportation of twelve first POPs, as well as their handling, evacuation and elimination in full safety or the reduction of waste resulting from unintentional production of certain POPs. Furthermore, it sets out the rules for...