The Compliance Committee submits reports to each ordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties reflecting, amongst other things, its future programme of work, including the schedule of expected meetings which it considers necessary for the fulfilment of its programme of work.
The Compliance Committee developed its draft work programme for 2024-2025 during its first meeting on the basis of the programme of work for the biennium 2022-2023.
To facilitate consideration of the draft programme of work by the Conference of the Parties, the new activities and text were indicated in track changes, which can be consulted here.
Draft Programme of work for the Compliance Committee of the Rotterdam Convention for the biennium 2024 - 2025
I. Review of systemic issues of general compliance under the Convention
Systemic issue of general
compliance to be addressed
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Activity
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1.
Laws, regulations, policies, procedures and other measures to implement the Convention (Article 15 (1)
and other provisions)
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Monitor, based on information from Parties, the
laws, regulations, policies, procedures and other measures adopted to
implement the Rotterdam Convention;
Based on information from Parties, identify and
review, difficulties relating to laws, regulations, policies, procedures and
other measures to implement the Rotterdam Convention;
Develop recommendations for consideration by the
Conference of the Parties on steps that could be taken by Parties, the
Conference of the Parties, the Compliance Committee
and others to improve the laws, regulations, policies, procedures and other
measures to implement the Convention.
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2.
Notification of final regulatory actions (Article 5)
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Based on information from Parties, including from a
questionnaire circulated to Parties, identify and review issues being faced
by Parties in relation to the notification of final regulatory actions, including
a quantitative and qualitative analysis, and in particular
with regards to the information requirements set out in Annex I to the
Convention
Develop recommendations for consideration of the
Conference of the Parties on steps that could be taken by Parties, the
Conference of the Parties, the Compliance Committee
and others to support Parties with the notification of final regulatory
actions.
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3.
Exports and imports of chemicals listed in Annex III (Articles 10 and
11)
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Based on information from Parties that have yet to
transmit any import responses for the chemicals listed in Annex III, review challenges
faced by importing Parties with submitting import responses
Develop recommendations for consideration by the
Conference of the Parties on steps that could be taken by Parties, the
Conference of the Parties, the Compliance Committee and others to support
importing Parties in submitting import responses
Undertake further work to identify challenges being
faced by exporting Parties with ensuring that exporters within their
jurisdiction comply with import responses.
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4.
Export notifications (Article 12)
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Undertake further work to identify challenges being
faced by Parties in relation to the provision of export notifications and the
acknowledgement of receipt thereof
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5.
Information exchange (Article 14)
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Undertake further work to identify options to
improve information sharing with Parties , as well as analyse use thereof by
Parties and other stakeholders
Based on information from Parties, consider options
to encourage and facilitate exchange of experiences, in
particular between developing countries, on implementation of the
Convention and develop recommendations for consideration by the Conference of
the Parties at its twelfth meeting on options to encourage and facilitate
such information exchange, in particular between developing countries, on
implementation of the Convention. Such an activity could also take into account, as appropriate, related activities such
as work under the dissemination strategy for obtaining and using information
to effectively address obligations and procedures under the Rotterdam
Convention, so as to avoid duplication of efforts and build on existing or
planned activities.
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6.
Information Submission
Improve timely and complete submission of information
pursuant to the provisions of the Convention
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Monitor developments related to the integration by
Parties of their information submission needs in actions to address the
United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks, in particular
interlinkages with and the relation to the Rotterdam Convention.
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7.
Enhanced cooperation with the Committee Administering the Mechanism
for Promoting Implementation and Compliance of the Basel Convention
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Enhance cooperation with the Committee Administering
the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance of the Basel
Convention to facilitate compliance through the exchange of information
between the committees on activities, operations and
processes of joint interest, including as appropriate joint sessions of the
meetings of the committees, and make recommendations to the Conference of the
Parties
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