IFCS Indicators of Progress
Priorities for Action beyond 2000
and
Forum Recommendations
QUESTIONNAIRE
Please provide the information described on the following pages concerning your country,
giving the current status and, to the extent possible, that foreseen at the end of 2006
Please complete:
COUNTRY:
Republic of Seychelles
1.
NATIONAL CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES FOR CHEMICALS MANAGEMENT
Priorities for Action E1 and E21
1a)
Has a comprehensive National Chemicals Management Profile, or other
equivalent strategic national plan, been developed
through a multi-stakeholder process2?
National Profile
Yes
‫ڤ‬
Other equivalent strategic national plan
No
‫√ڤ‬
Yes
‫√ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes" to either of the above, please indicate the original publication date and
the date(s) of any revisions.
Environment Management Plan of Seychelles 1990 – 2000. Published in June
1990. Revised in 1999.
Seychelles Initial National Communication Under the United Nation Convention
on Climate Change. Published in October 2000.
If "Yes" to either of the above, please list all ministries, agencies and
organizations that participated:
Ministry of Environment and Transport, Ministry of Education, Ministry of
Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture and Marine Resources, Ministry of
Health, Ministry of Social Affairs and Manpower Development, Ministry of
Finance, Seychelles Coast Guard, HEINZ / IOT, LUNGOS, Seychelles Chamber
of Commerce and Industry, Ministry of Industry and International Business,
Seychelles Fishing Authority, Ministry of Land Use and Habitat, Seychelles
Institute of Management, Seychelles Bureau of Standard, Bird Life Seychelles.
If "No", is your country in the process of developing or planning on developing a
Comprehensive National Chemicals Management Profile?
Yes
No
‫√ ڤ‬
‫ڤ‬
Expected completion date End 2006 (If finance is made available)
If "No", have equivalent measures such as a government investigation on
chemical safety followed by legislative measures been undertaken?
Yes
1
‫√ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
The Priorities for Action Beyond 2000 may be viewed on the IFCS website at www.ifcs.ch.
A multi-stakeholder process is a process involving all concerned national ministries and other government
institutions, as well as other interested national parties.
2
If "Yes", please describe:
The following Acts and Regulations are enforced:Pesticide Control Act 1996 (Regulates the importation, transportation, use,
storage and sales of chemicals) and also provide a list of chemicals that can be
imported into the country).
Environment Protection Act 1994.
Environment Impact Assessment Regulations 1995.
1b)
Has your country developed any of the following on the sound management of
chemicals?
If yes, please
provide year
completed.
If development is in progress,
please provide the expected
completion year?
No
National Policies
√
National Priorities
√
National Strategies
√
√
2005.
National Action Plans
1c)
POPs Project. End of
Has your country established an inter-ministerial/intersectoral coordinating
mechanism (e.g. committee or body) to facilitate the comprehensive treatment of
chemical safety issues?
Yes
‫√ڤ‬
If "Yes":
No
‫ڤ‬
What is the name of the "mechanism"?
Pesticide Board
When was it established?
1996 following the promulgation of the Pesticide Control Act.
2.
CLASSIFICATION AND LABELLING OF CHEMICALS
Priority for Action B1
2a)
Has your country initiated work to adopt and implement the Globally
Harmonized System
for Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS)?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫√ڤ‬
If "Yes", what is the expected date (year) GHS will be fully operational?
_________________________________________________________
2b)
Has your country ratified and implemented ILO Convention 170 on
Safety in the Use of
Chemicals at Work3, or instituted comparable measures?
Yes
3.
‫ڤ‬
No
‫√ڤ‬
NATIONAL ARRANGEMENTS FOR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION ON HAZARDOUS
CHEMICALS
Priority for Action C1
3a)
What arrangements are operational in your country for the exchange of
information on hazardous chemicals? Please describe.
No formalized procedures in place. Ad-hoc exchange between interested parties
and agencies.
Please indicate if the established infrastructure includes:
1) website where national partners can gain access to chemical information
sources,
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫( √ ڤ‬in the process of being develop).
2) institutional directory listing sources of information
Yes
4.
‫ڤ‬
No
‫√ڤ‬
NATIONAL PROCEDURES ON SAFETY INFORMATION FOR HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IN
CIRCULATION
Priority for Action C3
4a)
Does your country have procedures in place to ensure that any hazardous
material put into circulation is accompanied, at a minimum, by appropriate and
reliable safety information that is easy to access, read and understand?
Yes
‫√ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes":
Are the procedures consistent with the safety data sheets of the 1990 International
Labour Organization Chemicals Convention (No.170)?
3
ILO Convention 170 may be viewed on the ILO website at:
http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/convdisp1.htm
Yes
‫√ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
Do they conform to the Globally Harmonized System for the Classification and
Labelling Of Chemicals?
Yes
5.
‫√ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
ECOLOGICALLY SOUND AND INTEGRATED STRATEGIES FOR PEST MANAGEMENT
Priority for Action D1
5a)
Has your country prepared integrated pest management strategies?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫√ڤ‬
If "Yes", were national studies done to develop the strategies?
Yes
6.
‫ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
OBSOLETE STOCKS OF PESTICIDES AND OTHER CHEMICALS
Priority for Action D2
6a)
Are there any obsolete stocks of pesticides and/or other chemicals in your
country?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫( √ ڤ‬An exercise was conducted in June / July 1997)
6b)
Has your country prepared an action plan for disposal of obsolete stocks
of pesticides and other chemicals?
Yes
‫√ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes", has the action plan been implemented?
Yes
‫√ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes", has the action plan been completed?
Yes
‫√ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
If "No", is work in progress to prepare an action plan?
Yes
‫ ڤ‬If yes, what is the expected completion date (year)?
___________
No
7.
‫ڤ‬
If no, why not? _________________________________________
NATIONAL SYSTEMS FOR PREVENTION OF MAJOR INDUSTRIAL ACCIDENTS AND
EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE
Priority for Action D4
7a)
Has your country implemented a national system for emergency preparedness
and
response, in accordance with international principles4?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫√ڤ‬
If "No", is work in progress to implement the system? (The National Disaster
Strategy Plan is being prepared).
Yes
7b)
‫ ڤ‬expected completion date (year)?
Mid June 2005. No
‫ڤ‬
Is there a national law requiring the system?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫( √ ڤ‬Not to my knowledge).
7c)
Has your country ratified and implemented ILO Convention 1745 on
Prevention of Major Industrial Accidents?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫√ڤ‬
If "No", are efforts under way to do so?
Yes
8.
‫ڤ‬
No
‫√ڤ‬
INTERNATIONAL CODE OF CONDUCT ON THE DISTRIBUTION AND USE OF PESTICIDES
8a)
Has your government implement the revised International Code of Conduct on
the Distribution and Use of Pesticides (November 2002)6 as the basis for a
comprehensive life cycle approach to pesticide management?
4
Ref. OECD Second Edition 2003 Guiding Principles for Chemical Accident Prevention, Preparedness
and Response, undertaken in cooperation with other international organizations, including ILO, IMO,
UNECE, UNEP, UNOCHA (UNEP/OCHA Joint Environment Unit) and WHO.
5
ILO Convention 170 may be viewed on the ILO website at:
http://www.ilo.org/ilolex/english/convdisp1.htm
6
The International Code of Conduct on the Distribution and Use of Pesticides may be viewed at:
http://www.fao.org/AG/AGP/AGPP/Pesticid/
Yes
‫√ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
If "No", are efforts under way to do so?
Yes
8b)
‫ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
Have the provisions of the Code of Conduct been implemented through other
pieces of legislation or by other means?
Yes
‫√ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes", please briefly describe.
It is being taken care of in the Pesticide Control Act, and
Environment Protection Act.
9.
POISON CENTRES
Priority for Action D7
9a)
Have poison centre(s) been established in your country?
‫ڤ‬
No ‫ ( √ ڤ‬Seychelles being a Small Island State need to
collaborate with Poison Centers in the United Kingdom).
Yes
If "Yes", please indicate classification level for each poison centre:
WHO Status of Development Classification
well-established centres, the full range of clinical analytical and other relevant facilities
A
and cover the whole country.
well-established centres, but lack some of the related facilities or do not provide full
B
coverage to the country. These centres require further development in order to meet
the ideal criteria for centres given in the IPCS Guidelines
certain facilities for poison control, but require major support to develop further areas
C
of activities, according to the criteria in the IPCS Guidelines, and should expand
coverage through the country.
Centre (Name &
location)
9b)
Date
Established
Classification initial
Classification 2000
Classification current
Is strengthening of poison centers planned?
If "Yes", for what time period?
___________________________
9c)
If there are no established poison centres in your country, is work under way in
your country to establish a poison control centre with related chemical and
analytical facilities for the first time?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫( √ ڤ‬Ref to 9a ).
If "Yes" when do you expect the poison control centre to be operational? Please
provide location and date (year).
________________________________________________________
10.
POLLUTANT RELEASE AND TRANSFER REGISTERS/EMISSION INVENTORIES
Priority for Action D8
10a)
Has your country established:
An air emission inventory?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
‫√ڤ‬
(Initial discussion to establish monitoring
program with guidelines. Further action on air
pollution including the need for a register – end of
2005).
No
A land emission inventory?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫√ڤ‬
A water emission inventory?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫( √ ڤ‬Ongoing work on all outfalls to the
marine environment is being carried out to
quantify emission and impacts).
A waste inventory?
Yes ‫( √ ڤ‬Existing but not available to the Public. Separate
inventory for hazardous waste).
A Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (PRTR)?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫√ڤ‬
If "No", is work being initiated to design a PRTR or emission inventory
system?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫( √ ڤ‬Not at the moment).
10 b) Has your country implemented a system comparable to the PRTR (e.g. the
Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control)?
Yes
11.
‫ڤ‬
No
‫√ڤ‬
PREVENTION OF ILLEGAL TRAFFIC IN TOXIC & DANGEROUS PRODUCTS
Priority for Action F
11a)
Has your country developed a national strategy, or other national measures (e.g.
legislation, action plans) for the prevention of illegal traffic in toxic and
dangerous products?
‫√ ڤ‬. (National measures:- Revision of list of restricted
items and introduction of an authorised system, involving Customs
and the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources effective
from January 31st, 2005). Proposal for introduction of a negative
list under the Pesticide Control Act – end of 2005).
Yes
If "Yes", when was it prepared? Please indicate date (year)
12.
Children and Chemical Safety (Forum IV Recommendation)
12a)
Has your government prepared, through multi-stakeholder consultation,
initial national assessments of children’s environmental health and
chemical safety?
Yes
‫√ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
If "No", are efforts under way to do so?
Yes
12b)
‫ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
Has your government taken action to promote harmonized data collection,
research, legislation and regulations, and the use of indicators of children’s
environmental health?
Yes
‫√ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
If "Yes", please briefly describe:
The Seychelles National Plan of Action for children 2005 – 2009 with the Them
“Our Children, Our Treasure, Our Future” represents the Government of
Seychelles commitment to ensure the continuous well-being and development
(Mental, Physical and Social, including the absence of diseases and infirmity) of
all Seychellois Children. Goal 7: To create a National Data Base on Children by
2009.
If "No", are efforts under way to do so?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
13. HAZARD DATA GENERATION (Forum IV Recommendation)
13a)
Has your government established national priorities for information
generation for chemicals that are not produced in high volumes?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫( √ ڤ‬Seychelles is not a chemical producer).
If "No", are efforts under way to do so?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
‫ڤ‬
Other Forum IV Recommendations address:
Please provide brief information on specific actions your government has taken to
respond to the recommendations of Forum IV in these areas:
Occupational Safety and Health;
Acutely Toxic Pesticides – risk management and reduction;
Capacity building;
INFOCAP (Information Exchange Network on Capacity Building for the Sound
Management of Chemicals ) implementation.
The structure is currently being revised for the Occupational Safety and Health
Services within the Ministry of Employment.
The Occupational and Safety clinic is responsible for the medical examination of
workers as per the Act and Regulations, which also includes examinations for
pesticide handlers.
Department of Health and school for Farmers conduct regular training sessions for
Pesticide Operators and Farmers as recommended by the Pesticide Control Act.
Under the POP s Project (for Seychelles) provisions are made for Capacity Building.
INFOCAP (as per Q3.).
Details of person completing the questionnaire:
Yes √
IFCS National Focal Point:
Name:
Danny POIRET (Mr)
Title:
Director Environmental Health Services
Ministry
Ministry of Health and Social Services
Address
Department of Health
P. O. Box 52
Victoria Mahe.
Republic of Seychelles.
Tel:
+ (248) 388078 / 388079. Mobile (248) 722997.
Fax:
+ (248) 224792
Date:
Email:
adrpoiret@hotmail.com
Signature: D. Poiret
04th April 2005.
Please provide the following additional information:
Does the IFCS National Focal Point have direct access to the Internet in his/her office?
Yes
‫√ڤ‬
If "No", does he/she have access to the Internet in the building where he/she works?
Yes
‫ڤ‬
No
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