This implementation plan has been elaborated by the Ministry of the Environment, the Environmental Protection Agency. A group of stakeholders, a monitoring group, has been involved including the Danish Society for Nature Conservation, the Confederation of Danish Industries, the Ecological Council, Greenpeace, the Women’s Council in Denmark and the World Wildlife Fund. The elaboration has been guided and coordinated by a steering group from the Environmental Protection Agency with representatives from the units with expertise in the substance matter. A consultancy firm has assisted the