This bill essentially is adding on and enforcing GA#301.
The world assembly,
Recognises that various forms of lead are used in everyday products from construction materials to paint.
Concerned that our excessive use and reliance on Lead will pose a public health and environmental crisis for citizens in the present and the future,
Additionally, anxious that the lack of strict restriction on this common yet toxic heavy-metal would lead to a global catastrophe on a scale never seen before,
Without further restriction on leaded products, the risk of lead entering our food chains and water supply is highly probable. With various life-forms being able to absorb lead into their bloodstream through ingestion, inhalation and lead permeating through the skin. Lead in a life form's body can pose as a metal that the body needs for nutrition -such as calcium and zinc- without actually giving the lifeform the necessary nutrition it needs, killing the cell.
One major side effect of even a small amount of lead as small as 10mg can result in the death of a human being. With other smaller living organisms needing less than 10mg to die.
Noting that the side effects are even more prevalent in young children, with Lead being able to have a permanent reduction in the child’s Intellectual Quotient, etc;
Aware that there is no safe lead blood level;
Thereby finding it necessary to combat the presence of lead in everyday products to prevent it from affecting future generations;
Defines the term “Leaded product” as any good that contains any trace of lead.
Hereby requires that every WA member nation,
International
1a. Ban companies primarily such as paint manufacturers, construction companies, ammunition companies and oil companies from manufacturing goods that have leaded compounds in them.
1b. In the next 5 years, restrict and regulate the imports of leaded products from outside the WA, before banning lead products imports from the nation after the 5 years.
1c. Prohibits member nations from dumping lead waste into water bodies.
2. Furthermore, establishes the World Assembly Lead Research Programme-also known as WALRP. This programme would research and produce alternative metals to Lead and assist member nations in their efforts to remove lead in their nation. (as would be mentioned below).
National
3a. Requires all member nations to ensure that lead compound in their tap water reserves, reservoirs- does not exceed 0.01mg/ 1000 cubic gallon.
3bi. Regularly inspect lead water pipes to ensure that no lead from corroding lead pipe seeps into tap water, member nations must remove and replace such pipes with other metal pipes such as copper, brass, etc.
3bii. Encourages all member nations to replace lead pipes with other alternative such as copper, brass, etc.
3c. Requires all member nations to replace lead in ammunition with alternatives such as copper, to prevent soldiers from large exposure to lead on the battlefield.
3d. Assist low-income families in providing for periodic cleaning of lead-painted apartments/houses.
3dii. Encourage nations to build affordable housing (without lead paint) for low-income families to move out of their current lead-painted apartments/houses.
3e. Seeks the assistance of member nation’s relevant food safety authorities to regularly ensure that agricultural produce does not contain traces of lead. In which they can recall produce from shop shelves if they are found to contain traces of lead.
4. Encourages member nations to enact other laws to prevent living organisms exposure to lead.
5. In the case that the nations are unable to commence following the requirements stated under any clause due to it being involved in an active conflict with another state-regardless the state being in WA or not-may postpone their accordance to the clauses by a maximum of 3 years after the end of 1c. (8 years in total after the passing of this law). Or the duration of the conflict itself after the passing of this law. Whichever of the 2 options come first.
6. Allows nation to have possession or import of pure metal lead for scientific or medical research where people coming into contact with this metal are wearing adequate protective equipment to prevent exposure to the metal.
7. Allows the export of lead products and/or pure metal lead for the countries economy.
