{"id":27258,"date":"2025-08-19T15:50:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:50:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/?p=27258"},"modified":"2025-08-19T15:50:53","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:50:53","slug":"mtec-nstda-organized-a-special-seminar-on-medical-device-technologies-provide-added-value-in-patient-care-and-in-economic-development-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/mtec-nstda-organized-a-special-seminar-on-medical-device-technologies-provide-added-value-in-patient-care-and-in-economic-development-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MTEC\u2013NSTDA and UNIDO Join Forces with Thai Stakeholders to Strengthen Readiness for POPs Management Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"27258\" class=\"elementor elementor-27258\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fa3de99 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fa3de99\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-775e25c\" data-id=\"775e25c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-631d3e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"631d3e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-1-1-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27259\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-1-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-1-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-1-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-1-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-1-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70d7306 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70d7306\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2c5430c\" data-id=\"2c5430c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-547427b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"547427b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>July 17, 2025<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Centara Grand at Central Ladprao, Bangkok<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The National Metal and Materials Technology Center (MTEC), under the National Science and Technology Development Agency (NSTDA) and the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation (MHESI), convened a technical seminar and public consultation titled:<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cFrom the Stockholm Convention to Thai Legislation: Updates on POPs and Preparing for PFAS and POPs Management in Line with International Commitments.\u201d<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This event was part of a collaborative project commissioned by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), with active participation from the Pollution Control Department, Department of Industrial Works, Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand, the Federation of Thai Industries, and Kasetsart University.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Designed to strengthen national preparedness for managing persistent organic pollutants (POPs), the seminar aimed to support government agencies and key stakeholders in aligning with global environmental obligations while advancing long-term health and ecological safety.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The session was formally opened by Mr. Thananchai Wannasuk, Deputy Director-General of the Pollution Control Department, and moderated by Dr. Witchuda Daud, researcher with the Advanced Polymer Technology Research Group at MTEC\u2013NSTDA. The event attracted robust engagement, with over 100 participants onsite and more than 300 joining online.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-517fb51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"517fb51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-da662d0\" data-id=\"da662d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01affbf elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"01affbf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-2-1-1-768x431.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-27263\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-2-1-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-2-1-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-2-1-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-2-1-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a16c01d\" data-id=\"a16c01d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2017ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2017ef\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-2-2-1-768x431.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-27264\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-2-2-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-2-2-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-2-2-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-2-2-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6761df2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6761df2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b3d1e67\" data-id=\"b3d1e67\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d7da8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6d7da8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-2-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27265\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-2.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fc315f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fc315f5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-402f7e0\" data-id=\"402f7e0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-564039f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"564039f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Mr. Thananchai Wannasuk, Deputy Director-General of the Pollution Control Department, affirmed that the seminar and public consultation titled \u201cFrom the Stockholm Convention to Thai Legislation: Updates on POPs\u201d represents a key component of Thailand\u2019s ongoing efforts to promote environmentally sustainable industrial development and reduce emissions of persistent organic pollutants (POPs). These efforts are aligned with the core objectives of the Stockholm Convention, which seek to minimize and ultimately eliminate the production, use, and release of POPs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">He noted that the Pollution Control Department serves as the lead national agency in advancing this agenda. The event, he emphasized, reflects a collaborative undertaking among government bodies, the private sector, and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). Its purpose is threefold: to share outcomes from the 12th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention; to present Thailand\u2019s national implementation plan, and to gather public feedback on the draft National Action Plan for the management and disposal of POP-contaminated materials.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Mr. Thananchai concluded by underscoring the importance of fostering a shared vision across all sectors for the sound management of chemicals and waste throughout their life cycle\u2014an essential step toward the long-term reduction and eventual elimination of POPs in accordance with the objectives of the Stockholm Convention.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-99e5ded elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"99e5ded\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-400b2f1\" data-id=\"400b2f1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa95ca6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fa95ca6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-3-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27266\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-3-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-3-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-3-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-3-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-3.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5031455 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5031455\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-86ccaac\" data-id=\"86ccaac\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b505c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7b505c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Update on outcomes from the 12<sup>th<\/sup> Conference of the Parties (COP-12) to the Stockholm Convention<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-a1aab04 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"a1aab04\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f29e097\" data-id=\"f29e097\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a615734 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a615734\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-4-1-768x431.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-27267\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-4-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-4-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-4-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-4-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3b41212\" data-id=\"3b41212\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9c0c5d8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9c0c5d8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"435\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-4-2-768x435.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-27268\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-4-2-768x435.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-4-2-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-4-2-1024x580.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-4-2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-19224a1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"19224a1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e62f79c\" data-id=\"e62f79c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0e38b5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0e38b5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ms. Piyanan Udomtang, an Environmentalist at the Senior Professional Level within the Hazardous Substances Division of the Waste and Hazardous Substances Management Bureau, Pollution Control Department, delivered the outcomes of the 12th Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (COP-12). Key decisions covered the listing of new persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and associated exemptions (SC 12\/9\u201315), measures designed to reduce and eliminate releases from waste (SC 12\/6), and the work plan for the Compliance Committee for 2026\u20132027 (SC 12\/22).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe Stockholm Convention\u2019s primary objective is to safeguard human health and the environment from harmful chemicals by curbing, phasing out, and regulating the production, use, and release of POPs,&#8221; she remarked.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">To date, thirty-seven substances have been classified as POPs under the Convention. At SC COP-12, three new groups of substances\u2014Chlorpyrifos, MCCPs (medium-chain chlorinated paraffins), and Long-chain PFCAs (perfluorocarboxylic acids)\u2014were added to Annex A, which prohibits their production and use, subject to certain exemptions. Furthermore, the exemption conditions for UV-328 underwent revision.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The meeting also examined measures for POP waste management and highlighted the importance of monitoring compliance with the Convention. As a Party to the Convention, Thailand is required to formulate and enforce control and management measures in accordance with these international obligations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-24e3ec3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"24e3ec3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-41526d1\" data-id=\"41526d1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3b5376 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3b5376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Regulatory Approaches to POPs under the Hazardous Substances Act<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d83de5e elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d83de5e\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7323a2b\" data-id=\"7323a2b\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94b17c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"94b17c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-5-1-768x431.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-27269\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-5-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-5-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-5-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-5-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-adc8eb7\" data-id=\"adc8eb7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52a74a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"52a74a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-5-2-768x431.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-27270\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-5-2-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-5-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-5-2-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-5-2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7ec46a4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7ec46a4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-19efe6e\" data-id=\"19efe6e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b0966bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b0966bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ms. Jananya Aonsri, Director of the Technical Affairs and Secretariat Group for the Hazardous Substances Committee, at the Department of Industrial Works, gave a presentation on regulatory approaches to POPs under the <strong>Hazardous Substances Act<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">She noted, \u201cCurrently, the Act classifies hazardous substances into four categories based on risk level and regulatory requirements:<\/span><\/p><ul><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Type 1 \u2013 Notification of required factual information<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Type 2 \u2013 Notification to authorities mandatory<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Type 3 \u2013 License necessary<\/strong><\/span><\/li><li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Type 4 \u2013 Strictly prohibited from production, import, export, transit, or possession.<\/strong><\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">She further remarked that the most recent edition of the Hazardous Substances List (2025) has undergone revision to offer broader and more comprehensive coverage, particularly in relation to Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), with expanded regulatory listings being considered.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ms. Jananya emphasized that enterprises must rigorously adhere to legal requirements and urged operators to verify their chemical substances through the online chemical consultation system available at <a href=\"http:\/\/haz3.diw.go.th\/hazvk\/\">http:\/\/haz3.diw.go.th\/hazvk\/<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6d39ab5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d39ab5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aabcf46\" data-id=\"aabcf46\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fd9113c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fd9113c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Management of POPs-Contaminated Waste<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1990486 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1990486\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-04bad99\" data-id=\"04bad99\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9afd51b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"9afd51b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-6-1-768x431.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-27271\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-6-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-6-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-6-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-6-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8669cc6\" data-id=\"8669cc6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-64aff4e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"64aff4e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-6-2-768x431.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-27272\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-6-2-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-6-2-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-6-2-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-6-2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3c1b331 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3c1b331\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6056420\" data-id=\"6056420\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b06107 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b06107\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ms. Nuchanat Suphansri, an expert in industrial waste treatment and management technologies at the Department of Industrial Works, outlined waste management strategies and key considerations for handling POPs-contaminated waste.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Managing POPs-contaminated waste is a crucial process that demands strict oversight from beginning to end. It extends beyond just disposing of waste; it must be executed systematically and thoroughly, encompassing all stages from classification, collection, and transportation to treatment, monitoring, and verification. This is essential for containing the spread of hazardous substances and reducing risks to both the environment and public health sustainably.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Each step in the process must strictly comply with legal frameworks and be reinforced by effective oversight systems. Appropriate technologies should be chosen based on the type of waste, and all parties involved, including waste generators, transporters, treatment providers, and regulatory agencies, must clearly recognize their responsibilities. This ensures that the waste management process is safe, comprehensive, and lessens long-term impacts on the environment and society as a whole,\u201d she affirms.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f4d8584 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f4d8584\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7d56a31\" data-id=\"7d56a31\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-902d52c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"902d52c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-7-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27273\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-7-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-7-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-7-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-7-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-7.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8b01c38 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8b01c38\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9bf3268\" data-id=\"9bf3268\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-377e9d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"377e9d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-7-1-768x431.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-27274\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-7-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-7-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-7-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-7-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-075f463\" data-id=\"075f463\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-054b08f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"054b08f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"446\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-7-2-768x446.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium_large size-medium_large wp-image-27275\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-7-2-768x446.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-7-2-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-7-2-1024x594.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/8-7-2.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5ac63df elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5ac63df\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-033c2f5\" data-id=\"033c2f5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-45f57f1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"45f57f1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Ms. Prapaisri Asanrattanajinda, Director of the Hazardous Substances Division, Pollution Control Department, spoke on key issues related to the registration of \u201cspecial exemptions\u201d for the <strong>MCCPs group of POPs<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cUnder the Stockholm Convention, registering special exemptions grants Thailand a transitional period to implement alternative substances or production processes to eliminate the use of MCCPs. The registration process demands cooperation from the industrial sector to submit information on proposed exemptions for the production and use of MCCPs.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">This covers control measures for environmental emissions, protection of workers\u2019 health, and monitoring of contamination. All information must be submitted for review by the national committee before being sent to the Secretariat of the Convention. The exemption period is limited to a maximum of five years and may be renewed for another five years if justified and approved by the Conference of the Parties,\u201d she stated.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ed1bfa4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ed1bfa4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2e5bacd\" data-id=\"2e5bacd\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93248b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"93248b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9-1-1-1024x575.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27276\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9-1-1-1024x575.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9-1-1-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9-1-1-768x431.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9-1-1-1536x863.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/9-1-1.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ec8257 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ec8257\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2efc96a\" data-id=\"2efc96a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3755e6b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3755e6b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Dr. Nudjarin Ramungul, Senior Expert at MTEC\u2013NSTDA, introduced the <strong>Draft National Action Plan<\/strong> for the management and disposal of materials contaminated with POPs. aligning Thailand\u2019s efforts with international obligations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">\u201cThe plan focuses on the systematic management and elimination of <strong>persistent organic pollutants (POPs)<\/strong>, particularly prevalent in industrial settings \u2014such as <strong>decaBDE<\/strong>, <strong>PFAS<\/strong>, and <strong>MCCPs<\/strong>\u2014commonly found in electrical equipment, firefighting foams, and certain types of plastics,\u201d she explained.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The plan aims to strengthen legal and regulatory frameworks, enforce controls on production, importation, and marketing of POP-containing products, prohibit the recycling of materials exceeding contamination thresholds, and expand national laboratory capacity for POPs detection and monitoring. It also advances <strong>economic incentives<\/strong> and <strong>public communication<\/strong> to establish a fully integrated and effective POPs management system.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The plan centers around <strong>six core strategies<\/strong>, including infrastructure enhancement, material flow control, and multi-sector stakeholder collaboration. These strategies are designed to accelerate the shift toward a <strong>circular economy<\/strong> while mitigating long-term health and environmental risks<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d37ea31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d37ea31\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-36b4894\" data-id=\"36b4894\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63c57b6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"63c57b6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"557\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/10-1-1-1024x557.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-27277\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/10-1-1-1024x557.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/10-1-1-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/10-1-1-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/10-1-1.jpg 1485w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-f9335a6 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f9335a6\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7dffbe3\" data-id=\"7dffbe3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef50095 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ef50095\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Participant Feedback and Discussion<\/strong><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">During the seminar, participants reviewed key information and the draft National Action Plan, which led to a constructive exchange of ideas and recommendations. These contributions are valuable for refining the plan to ensure it is comprehensive and aligned with Thailand\u2019s specific context, ultimately strengthening the country\u2019s capacity to effectively manage and eliminate Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) in a sustainable way.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">For more information and updates on POPs and circular economy initiatives, please visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/smartcircular\">www.mtec.or.th\/smartcircular<\/a> or contact <a href=\"&#x6d;a&#x69;&#108;&#x74;&#111;:&#x44;E&#x34;&#67;&#x45;&#64;m&#x74;&#101;&#x63;&#46;o&#x72;&#46;&#x74;&#104;\">&#x44;&#x45;&#x34;&#x43;&#69;&#64;&#109;te&#x63;&#x2e;&#x6f;&#x72;&#x2e;&#116;&#104;<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>July 17, 2025 Centara Grand at Central Ladprao, Bangkok The National Metal and Materials Technology &#8230; <a title=\"MTEC\u2013NSTDA and UNIDO Join Forces with Thai Stakeholders to Strengthen Readiness for POPs Management Framework\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/mtec-nstda-organized-a-special-seminar-on-medical-device-technologies-provide-added-value-in-patient-care-and-in-economic-development-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about MTEC\u2013NSTDA and UNIDO Join Forces with Thai Stakeholders to Strengthen Readiness for POPs Management Framework\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":27259,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[217,379],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27258","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-event","category-uncategorized-en","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-33"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>MTEC\u2013NSTDA and UNIDO Join Forces with Thai Stakeholders to Strengthen Readiness for POPs Management Framework - MTEC<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mtec.or.th\/en\/mtec-nstda-organized-a-special-seminar-on-medical-device-technologies-provide-added-value-in-patient-care-and-in-economic-development-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"MTEC\u2013NSTDA and UNIDO Join Forces with Thai Stakeholders to Strengthen Readiness for POPs Management Framework - MTEC\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"July 17, 2025 Centara Grand at Central Ladprao, Bangkok The National Metal and Materials Technology ... 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