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Process Considerations for Drafting Lead Paint Laws

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August 2020

In response to questions received by the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint on roadmaps for developing regulations on lead content in paint, the Alliance offers the following process considerations. Questions are illustrative, indicating the kinds of information a government might consider as it undertakes each component of a drafting process.

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Policymaking

Factsheets and brochures

Market Analysis of the paint industry in Colombia (Draft / Spanish only)

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CNPML

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July 2020

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Las pinturas se han convertido en parte esencial del estilo de vida de la sociedad moderna, el color de ellas es apetecido por sus funciones estéticas, decorativas, de protección para productos y hasta en usos como códigos de seguridad, sin embargo, su producción y uso plantea aun muchos retos en los cuales se viene trabajando tanto a nivel mundial como local.Los países más industrializados prohibieron desde hace más de 40 años el uso de pinturas con plomo. Colombia aún carece

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Policymaking

Report

Update on the Global Status of Legal Limits on Lead in Paint

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UNEP

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February 2021

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The new 2020 Update on the Global Status of Legal Limits on Lead in Paint reports new laws, new tools, and new momentum on progress toward laws to eliminate lead paint in 2020. Available in English and Spanish, the Update also describes activity and results by region. As of 31 December 2020, 79 countries have confirmed that they have legally binding controls on lead in paint, which is 41% of all countries. Since October 2019, Colombia, Lebanon and Vietnam established

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Policymaking

Factsheets and brochures

Suggested Steps for Establishing a Lead Paint Law

December 2019

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This fact sheet outlines steps that have been helpful in countries that have adopted lead paint laws. The steps are not necessarily sequential or needed in every country.

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Policymaking

Infographic

Interactive visualisation of the status of lead paint laws

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SAICM

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January 2020

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The interactive map shows the status of national lead paint laws as provided by governments to UNEP and WHO, Secretariat of the Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint. Information on an individual country’s lead paint law can be found by hovering over each country. The year indicates the year a country passed its lead paint law.This data visualization was prepared under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) full sized project 9771: Global best practices on emerging chemical policy issues of concern

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Policymaking

Policy document

Model Law and Guidance for Regulating Lead Paint

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UNEP

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July 2018

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UN Environment, in cooperation with World Health Organization, United States Environment Protection Agency and other partners, has developed a model law and guidance in order to assist countries in establishing and implementing regulation on lead paint.The purpose of this guidance is to assist countries to enact new laws (or to modify their existing laws) to establish a single regulatory limit on the total lead content in paints. The guidance describes the key elements of effective and enforceable legal requirements. It

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Policymaking

Newsletter

Lead Paint Alliance Newsletter

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June 2022

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The Global Alliance to Eliminate Lead Paint is working to achieve the phase-out of the manufacture, sale and import of paints containing lead through the establishment of laws. The Lead Paint Alliance publishes a regular newsletter to inform its partners and interested stakeholders on the latest achievements and progress towards its goal.In the newsletter, you will find news articles on lead paint, updates about global efforts to address the issue, progress towards law, and update about our partners.

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Awareness-raising

Video

4 things you should know about lead

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World Health Organization

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November 2019

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Video animation explaining why lead and, in particular, lead paint is harmful to children and the need for countries to take action to stop this source of exposure.

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Awareness-raising

Academic article

Preventing disease through healthy environments: exposure to lead: a major public health concern

November 2019

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This WHO policy brief presents the consequences of lead exposure on human health and details its toxicity in the body system explaining why it is important to reduce the use and releases of lead, and to reduce environmental and occupational exposures, particularly for children and women of childbearing age.The policy brief also lists the sources of lead releases and contamination in industrial process, drinking water and domestic sources. The brief also gives guidelines for tolerable intake levels of lead and

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Awareness-raising

Factsheets and brochures

Lead poisoning and health

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World Health Organization

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August 2019

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This factsheet compiles the latest information on the effects of lead on human health. It is presented in the 6 UN languages.The factsheet lists the Key Facts, and describes the Sources and routes of exposure, the Health effects of lead poisoning on children, and the WHO response. The factsheet also points to relevant related websites.

Emerging Policy Issues: Lead in paint

Topics: Awareness-raising