the Anpam participated in the work of the COP11 in Ecuador trying to limit the damage of a movement that, to date, has never confronted the industry. The only possible result, and obtained, is the broad formula of the final resolution which mandates member countries to provide implementations to the guidelines established in the CMS framework.
The works of the 9th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CMS - Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals - COP11) held in Quito (Ecuador), at which theANPAM file has finally been able to participate actively, intervening in the various work sessions on behalf of the sporting and civil arms and ammunition industry. Regarding the proposal to ban lead from ammunition, despite the final text of the proposal had already been completed by the Scientific Committee of the CMS last July in Bonn (Germany), it can be said that thanks to the intense activity undertaken by ANPAM, together with its own European network (AFEMS and IEACS industry federations and hunters' representatives), it was possible to obtain a last-minute modification of article 1 of the draft resolution, which attributes to the participating States the power to determine if and to what extent implement these recommendations, considerably attenuating the prescription on the gradual elimination of lead from ammunition in the exercise of hunting activities within the next three years.
The Director ofANPAM file - Mauro Silvis - during the COP11 work he was able to formally highlight how the proposals and resolutions under discussion had been reached without the prior involvement of the sector and without taking into account some important technical considerations. It was also highlighted that an assessment of the impact that the decision to ban lead in sporting and civil ammunition will have on an economic and occupational level was not carried out.
Finally, it is surprising how both the CMS and the government representatives of the Ministries of the Environment of the Member States of Europe have not taken into consideration the fact that, in the context of the application of the REACH Regulation (Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals ), the European Commission has already embarked on a path to assess the impact of the use of lead in hunting ammunition for some time, supported by the scientific expertise of the European Chemichals Agency (ECHA), which has not led to any request for limitation of such use.
Over the next three years, with the opportunity to finally participate actively in the discussion, theANPAM file will try to bring out the technical and scientific considerations not heard so far.
Rome, 11 November 2014
ANPAM file