An appropriate legal framework for covering substances under the Stockholm Convention, including PCBs, exists in Iran through environmental protection laws, a wastes management law, a plant protection law as well as executive regulations for control and monitoring pesticides, hazardous chemical agents and their import & export, as well as regulations covering industrial releases. The issue of PCBs is recognized as a priority issue even if it is not considered a prime interest by many stakeholders. This is due to the novelty of the problem and lack of knowledge on identification of PCB-contaminated wastes and equipment. Current laws and regulations do not yet cover stages of the PCB lifecycle such as use, transportation, storage or disposal.