Venue of the meeting
Headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Viale delle Terme di Caracalla
00153 Rome
Italy
Tel:(+39) 06 57051
Fax:(+39) 06 570 53152
Internet: http://www.fao.org/contact-us/en/
Schedule of the meeting
The meeting will be opened at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, 15 September 2026. The schedule of the meeting is available in document (UNEP/FAO/RC/CRC.22/INF/2).
Pre-meetings of intersessional task groups and other pre-meetings will be held on Monday, 14 September 2026. The schedule of pre-meetings will be made available here.
Meeting documents
The provisional agenda, other pre-session documents, including the scenario note and the tentative schedule of work, are made available on the meeting documents webpage.
Language of the meeting
As per decision RC-1/6 on the establishment of the Chemical Review Committee and the approved programme of work and budget for the Rotterdam Convention for 2026-2027, the meeting will take place in English only.
No financial resources have been received to date to provide for simultaneous interpretation at CRC meetings, as set out in decision RC-12/5.
Registration and security identification
To participate in CRC-22 as an observer, please visit the Observers page and contact Ms. Emilie Raynaud, e-mail: emilie.raynaud@un.org in case of any questions.
In order to access the meeting in FAO Headquarters and have an access badge prepared, observers need to provide their contact details, including a copy of their passport and a picture to be used for their badge using the FAO event registration system available here. Committee members who have confirmed their participation via email will be registered in the FAO registration system to prepare their access badge by the Secretariat. As a member, please do not generate an additional registration in the FAO system.
In addition, a nomination letter from your organization is required in order to register as an observer to attend the meeting. This nomination letter needs to be an official communication from the organization e.g. using the official letterhead, stating that the nominated individual is entitled to represent the body or entity at the meeting, and signed by a duly authorized representative. Please send nomination letters at the latest at the same time as submitting online registrations by email to: emilie.raynaud@un.org.
Onsite registration to collect badges for the meeting will start at 08.00 on Monday, 14 September 2026. Please note that to receive your building pass, a valid ID document (national passport, picture identification document, picture residency card) issued by a government recognized by the United Nations is required.
Information about FAO facilities, accommodation and transportation
Information on FAO facilities, accommodation and transportation in Rome will be made available in the information note for participants.
Guidelines for rules of conduct for meeting participants
The attention of meeting participants is drawn to the following guidelines for rules of conduct developed:
Side events
Requests for side events should be sent to the Secretariat before 7 August 2026 by e-mail to:
Ms. Kei Ohno Woodall
E-mail: kei.ohno@un.org
If the number of requests exceeds the available slots, the organizers may be asked to combine their events or hold parallel sessions.
Preparatory briefings
A number of online briefings are being organized prior to the meeting whose schedule will be available on the meeting website. These briefings will provide an overview of the issues that will be considered at the meeting and will take place on the Zoom platform. The briefings are open to all meeting participants, as well as Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, observers and stakeholders in general. An orientation workshop for members of the Chemical Review Committee was additionally organized in March 2026.
Paperless meeting
A paperless meeting has the benefit of reducing costs considerably and has a smaller carbon footprint than a traditional meeting. The paperless system makes it easier for participants to access meeting documents at all times and facilitates faster distribution of conference room papers during the meeting.
All documents will be available on internet or, upon request by e-mail only. Printed documents will not be available at the meeting.
Participants are requested to follow the requirements described below:
- To gain access to meeting documents each participant must have a laptop computer running basic applications (Word, Excel, PDF Reader, updated antivirus software).
- Laptops must be virus-free and pre-checked for viruses before they are brought to the meeting. Virus-free laptops are crucial to a successful paperless meeting.
- Laptops must be configured for standard WiFi connections.
- Participants should carry virus-free memory sticks for the purpose of transferring data, if necessary.
- It is important that each participant provide a valid e-mail address when confirming participation in the meeting. Participants should ensure that their e-mail service will allow them to receive e-mails containing meeting documents as attachments.
Visas
It is the responsibility of each participant to obtain the required entry visa for Italy.
Insurance
It is strongly recommended that delegates take out international medical, accident and travel insurance. The United Nations does not cover life or medical insurance for participants. Therefore, it is the responsibility of all participants to ensure that they obtain adequate insurance prior to their travel to Rome.
Effective participation in the meeting
The Secretariat has developed leaflets on effective participation in meetings of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, as well as chairing of contact and other groups at BRS meetings. The leaflets are intended to provide advice on participation in meetings of the conferences of the Parties and the conventions’ standing subsidiary bodies, as well as chairing of contact and other groups, in a short, summarized manner.