Swiss National Implementation It is within the scope of the present plan to ensure that Switzerland is and remains in compliance with the stringent obligations of the Stockholm Convention (SC) 1 on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) and that it follows the SC’s recommendations wherever possible and reasonable. One of these stringent obligations is the preparation and timely submission to the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the SC of a so-called National Implementation Plan (NIP). Art. 7 of the SC states the clear expectations that the stakeholders be consulted in the preparation of the