| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/1 | Scenario note for the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (joint document) | | 2/21/2019 2:02 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
I. Introduction
1. The present scenario note sets out a proposal for arrangements for the conduct of, and thereby aims to assist participants in preparing for, the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/2 | Tentative schedule of work of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (joint document) | | 11/23/2018 3:29 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
The annexes to the present note contain a tentative schedule of work of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (annex I) and a list of possible contact and other groups (annex II). The tentative schedule of work, which was agreed to by the bureaux of the conferences of the Parties to the three conventions at their joint meeting on 15 and 16 November 2018, is provisional and could be subject to changes before or during the two weeks of the meetings. The present note, including its annexes, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/3 | Election of officers: overview table of elections (joint document) | | 1/28/2019 11:21 AM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the notes by the Secretariat on election of officers (UNEP/CHW.14/2, UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/2 and UNEP/POPS/COP.9/2), an overview table of all the elections expected to take place during the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants is set out in the annex to the present note. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/4/Rev.1 | Curricula vitae of appointed members of the Chemical Review Committee | | 6/27/2019 4:50 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
The curricula vitae of the members of the Chemical Review Committee with terms of office from 1 May 2020 to 30 April 2024 appointed by decision RC-9/2 are set out in the annex to the present note. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/5 | Status of ratification of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (joint document) | | 1/28/2019 11:24 AM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. In order to facilitate consideration of the credentials of the representatives of the Parties present at the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, and the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention, the Secretariat has prepared a table listing those States and political or regional economic integration organizations that have deposited with the depositary their relevant instruments expressing their consent to be bound by these conventions, as at 17 January 2019. This table is attached as an annex to the present note.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/6 | Information on the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention | | 2/7/2019 11:51 AM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. The annex to the present note provides information relating to the following aspects of implementation of the Rotterdam Convention, covering the period from 1 November 2016 to 31 October 2018:
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/7 | Analysis of definitions of the term “pesticides” used by Parties to the Rotterdam Convention | | 4/4/2019 9:53 AM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. At the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, Parties requested the Secretariat to identify difficulties relating to the submission of import responses stemming from Parties employing different definitions of pesticides and the implications resulting from the use of those definitions by Parties with regard to the implementation of the Convention. In response, the Secretariat carried out a survey on the use of the various definitions, and presented the results of the survey (UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.8/INF/7) to the Conference of the Parties at its eighth meeting. During the deliberations on the item at its eighth meeting, the Conference of the Parties decided that the Secretariat in undertaking its work take into account the suggestions from a group of Parties to:
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/8 | Responses received from Parties to the questionnaire for the calendar year 2016 on the implementation of paragraph 2 of Article 11 and Articles 12 and 14 of the Rotterdam Convention | | 1/31/2019 11:00 AM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in section II.C on exchanging information on exports and export notifications of the note by the Secretariat on the status of implementation of the Convention (UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/4), the Secretariat carried out a survey, from 12 October to 31 December 2017, on the implementation of paragraph 2 of Article 11 and Articles 12 and 14 of the Rotterdam Convention to obtain information from Parties pertaining to the calendar year 2016 (from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016). The annex to the present note sets out the responses received from Parties to the questionnaire. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/9/Rev.1 | Compilation of comments received from Parties relating to the recommendation by the Chemical Review Committee to listing of chemicals and severely hazardous pesticide formulations in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention | | 2/21/2019 2:48 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on Chemical Review Committee: developments for action by the Conference of the Parties (UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/5), the annex to the present note sets out a compilation of comments received from Parties relating to the listing of chemicals and severely hazardous pesticide formulations in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention recommended by the Chemical Review Committee. The comments were submitted by Albania, the European Union, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Mali, Mexico, Oman, Pakistan, Russian Federation and Serbia. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/10 | Recommendations and rationale of the Chemical Review Committee on the inclusion of acetochlor in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention | | 1/22/2019 2:42 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
To facilitate consideration by the Conference of the Parties of the inclusion of acetochlor in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention, the annexes to the present note set out respectively decision CRC-13/1 on the recommendation by the Chemical Review Committee pertaining to the substance including the rationale prepared by the Committee at its thirteenth meeting and decision CRC-14/1 adopting the draft decision guidance document on acetochlor and forwarding it to the Conference of the Parties. The present note has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/11 | Comments and further information related to the draft decision guidance document for acetochlor | | 1/22/2019 2:51 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. At its fourteenth meeting, the Chemical Review Committee finalized the text of the draft decision guidance document for acetochlor, as set out in the annex to document UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/6/Add.1, and agreed to forward it, together with the related tabular summary of comments received and how they were taken into account in the preparation of the draft decision guidance document, to the Conference of the Parties for its consideration.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/12 | Recommendations and rationale of the Chemical Review Committee on the inclusion of hexabromocyclododecane in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention | | 1/22/2019 2:53 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
To facilitate consideration by the Conference of the Parties of the inclusion of hexabromocyclododecane in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention, the annexes to the present note set out respectively decision CRC-13/2 on the recommendation by the Chemical Review Committee pertaining to the substance including the rationale prepared by the Committee at its thirteenth meeting and decision CRC-14/2 adopting the draft decision guidance document on hexabromocyclododecane and forwarding it to the Conference of the Parties. The present note has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/13 | Comments and further information related to the draft decision guidance document for hexabromocyclododecane | | 1/22/2019 2:55 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. At its fourteenth meeting, the Chemical Review Committee finalized the text of the draft decision guidance document for hexabromocyclododecane, as set out in the annex to document UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/7/Add.1, and agreed to forward it, together with the related tabular summary of comments received and how they were taken into account in the preparation of the draft decision guidance document, to the Conference of the Parties for its consideration.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/14 | Recommendations and rationale of the Chemical Review Committee on the inclusion of phorate in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention | | 1/22/2019 2:56 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
To facilitate consideration by the Conference of the Parties of the inclusion of phorate in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention, the annexes to the present note set out respectively decision CRC 13/4 on the recommendation by the Chemical Review Committee pertaining to the substance including the rationale prepared by the Committee at its thirteenth meeting, the rationale prepared by the Committee at its fifth meeting and decision CRC-14/3 adopting the draft decision guidance document on phorate and forwarding it to the Conference of the Parties. The present note has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/15 | Comments and further information related to the draft decision guidance document for phorate | | 1/22/2019 2:57 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. At its fourteenth meeting, the Chemical Review Committee finalized the text of the draft decision guidance document for phorate, as set out in the annex to document UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/8/Add.1, and agreed to forward it, together with the related tabular summary of comments received and how they were taken into account in the preparation of the draft decision guidance document, to the Conference of the Parties for its consideration.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/16 | Information on secretariat support offered to the Secretariat of the Minamata Convention since the meetings of the conferences of the Parties in 2017 (joint document) | | 2/15/2019 4:11 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. In decisions BC-13/24, RC-8/17 and SC-8/27 on programmes of work and budgets for the biennium 2018–2019, the conferences of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, among other things, invited the Executive Secretary to provide any secretariat support that may be requested and fully funded by the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/17 | Analysis of the operational implications of the proposals to amend the Rotterdam Convention and the proposals for a voluntary prior informed consent procedure | | 2/28/2019 2:41 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on enhancing the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention (UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/13), the annex to the present note sets out an analysis of the operational implications of the proposals to amend the Convention, including those submitted to the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, and the proposals for a voluntary prior informed consent procedure. The analysis builds on the preliminary information contained in the report on legal and operational implications of priority actions to enhance the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention (UNEP/FAO/RC/EFF.1/2), and takes into account the comments received to date and the discussions at the meeting of the intersessional working group on enhancing the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention held from 4 to 6 June 2018 in Riga, Latvia). The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/18 | Recommendations for improving participation, openness and transparency in the Chemical Review Committee process | | 2/26/2019 2:36 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on enhancing the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention (UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/13), at its meeting from 4 to 6 June 2018 in Riga, Latvia, the intersessional working group on enhancing the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention recommended that the Secretariat identify and propose, if appropriate, for consideration at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, recommendations for improving participation, openness, and transparency in the Chemical Review Committee process, with the aim of: increasing the engagement of the Committee, both its members and its observers; furthering the understanding of the criteria of the Convention and the necessary review required by Article 5; and facilitating the engagement of all Parties (recommendation 1.1.4).
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/19/Rev.1 | Proposal by the Secretariat on new and innovative ways of improving information exchange under the Rotterdam Convention | | 4/3/2019 10:08 AM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in paragraph 12 of note by the Secretariat on enhancing the effectives of the Rotterdam Convention (UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/13), the Secretariat has explored new and innovative ways of improving information exchange under the Rotterdam Convention and has developed a proposal for consideration by the Conference of the Parties, which is set out in the annex to present note. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/20 | Ways to facilitate effective and useful dissemination of information, tools and guidance and use in capacity-building and technical assistance activities | | 3/20/2019 2:35 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on enhancing the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention (UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/13), at its meeting from 4 to 6 June 2018 in Riga, Latvia, the intersessional working group on enhancing the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention recommended that the Secretariat identify ways to facilitate effective and useful dissemination of the information, tools and guidance and use in capacity-building and technical assistance activities. In addition, the Secretariat was requested to identify gaps, taking into account existing information and guidance, and provide assistance, upon request, subject to the availability of funding (recommendation 1.3.3).
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/21 | Cooperation with the World Customs Organization | | 3/25/2019 2:39 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on enhancing the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention (UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/13), the annexes to the present note provide information pertaining to the assignment of customs codes to substances listed under the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and activities undertaken towards that end by the Secretariat as part of its cooperation with the World Customs Organization. The present note, including its annexes, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/22 | Information on effectiveness evaluation practices under other conventions | | 3/21/2019 3:09 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on enhancing the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention (UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/13), at its meeting from 4 to 6 June 2018 in Riga, Latvia, the intersessional working group on enhancing the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention recommended that the Secretariat compile information on effectiveness evaluation practices under other chemicals and wastes conventions, taking into account the specificities of the Rotterdam Convention, and prepare options for a framework on the assessment of the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention for consideration at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (recommendation 1.4.1).
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/23 | Possible ways of increasing cooperation with other forums engaged in chemicals management to address issues with a view to supporting implementation of the Convention | | 3/1/2019 10:45 AM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on enhancing the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention (UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/13), at its meeting from 4 to 6 June 2018 in Riga, Latvia, the intersessional working group on enhancing the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention recommended that the Conference of the Parties at its ninth meeting invite increased cooperation with other forums engaged in chemicals management to collaborate in addressing issues that support implementation of the Convention (recommendation 2.3.4).
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/24/Rev.1 | Report on the implementation of the technical assistance plan for the period 2018–2021 in the biennium 2018-2019 (joint document) | | 4/12/2019 5:25 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on technical assistance and capacity-building for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (UNEP/CHW.14/16-UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/15-UNEP/POPS/COP.9/16), the annex to the present note contains the report on the implementation of the technical assistance plan for the period 2018–2021 in the biennium 2018–2019, including an overview of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions’ global, regional and national capacity-building and training activities undertaken or planned by the Secretariat from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2019, subject to the availability of financial resources. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/25 | Comments from Parties relating to the proposal to add a new Annex VII on procedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Rotterdam Convention | | 2/22/2019 3:26 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the proposal to add a new Annex VII on procedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Rotterdam Convention (UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/14/Add.1), the annex to the present note sets out a compilation of the comments received from Parties relating to the proposed new Annex VII. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/26 | Monitoring and evaluation strategy for the technical assistance plan for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (joint document) | | 3/22/2019 4:32 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on technical assistance and capacity-building for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (UNEP/CHW.14/16–UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/15–UNEP/POPS/COP.9/16), the annex to the present note sets out a monitoring and evaluation strategy for the technical assistance plan for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/27 | Implementation of the integrated approach to financing sound management of chemicals and wastes (joint document) | | 3/1/2019 11:16 AM |
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Note by the Secretariat
The annex to the present note sets out a report by the Secretariat on the implementation of the integrated approach to financing sound management of chemicals and wastes including its three mutually reinforcing components: mainstreaming, industry involvement and dedicated external finance. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/28 | Special Programme to support institutional strengthening at the national level for implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, the Minamata Convention on Mercury, and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (joint document) | | 3/22/2019 4:32 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. The annex to the present note sets out a report by the United Nations Environment Programme on activities of the Special Programme to support institutional strengthening at the national level for implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, the Minamata Convention on Mercury, and the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/29 | Report on activities pertaining to international cooperation and coordination (joint document) | | 4/5/2019 2:30 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on international cooperation and coordination (UNEP/CHW.14/20-UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/16-UNEP/POPS/COP.9/23), the annex to the present note sets out a report providing detailed information on the activities undertaken by the Secretariat on cooperation and coordination with intergovernmental organizations, international and regional organizations, other multilateral environmental agreement secretariats, and non-governmental organizations and networks from 1 January 2017 to 31 December 2018. The activities described in the report are either specific to one Convention or relevant to two or three conventions. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/30 | Report of the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (joint document) | | 3/22/2019 4:32 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on international cooperation and coordination (UNEP/CHW.14/20-UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/16-UNEP/POPS/COP.9/23), the annex to the present note sets out a report submitted by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/31 | Activities undertaken by the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury that are relevant to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (joint document) | | 4/8/2019 10:05 AM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on international cooperation and coordination (UNEP/CHW.14/20-UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/16-UNEP/POPS/COP.9/23), the annex to the present note sets out a report providing updates on the Minamata Convention on Mercury, including activities relevant to the work of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, submitted by the secretariat of the Minamata Convention. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/32 | Draft workplan for the implementation of the joint clearing house mechanism for the biennium 2020-2021 (joint document) | | 3/29/2019 10:14 AM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the clearing house mechanism for information exchange (UNEP/CHW.14/21-UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/17-UNEP/POPS/COP.9/24), the annex to the present note sets out the draft workplan for the implementation of the joint clearing house mechanism for the biennium 2020-2021. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/33 | Information collected from Parties and stakeholders on synergies in preventing and combating illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes (joint document) | | 3/14/2019 11:30 AM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on synergies in preventing and combating illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes (UNEP/CHW.14/23-UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/19-UNEP/POPS/COP.9/26), the annexes to the present note set out the following information:
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/34 | Report on further areas, including areas common to two or three of the conventions, in which legal clarity could be improved (joint document) | | 4/9/2019 5:27 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on synergies in preventing and combating illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes (UNEP/CHW.14/23-UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/19-UNEP/POPS/COP.9/26), the annex to the present note sets out a report prepared by the Secretariat on further areas, including areas common to two or three of the conventions, in which legal clarity could be improved. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/35 | Draft road map on from science to action (joint document) | | 1/28/2019 11:25 AM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on from science to action (UNEP/CHW.14/24–UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/20–UNEP/POPS/COP.9/27), the annex to the present note sets out a draft road map on from science to action prepared by the Secretariat. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/36/Rev.1 | Programmes of work and proposed budgets for the biennium 2020-2021: proposed operational budgets for the two funding scenarios (joint document) | | 4/5/2019 3:38 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. In decisions BC-13/24, RC-8/17 and SC-8/27, on the programmes of work and budgets for the biennium 2018–2019, the conferences of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, among other things:
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/37 | Programmes of work and proposed budgets for the biennium 2020-2021: programmes of work activity fact sheets (joint document) | | 3/14/2019 3:43 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on programmes of work and proposed budgets for the biennium 2020–2021: combined proposal including joint activities (UNEP/CHW.14/25-UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/21-UNEP/POPS/COP.9/28), the annex to the present note sets out budget activity fact sheets for the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions developed by the Secretariat. They should be read in conjunction with the aforementioned note and the information document on programmes of work and proposed budgets for the biennium 2020−2021: proposed operational budgets for the two funding scenarios (UNEP/CHW.14/INF/43-UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/36-UNEP/POPS/COP.9/INF/45).
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/37/Rev.1 | Programmes of work and budgets for the biennium 2020-2021: Revised programmes of work activity fact sheets (joint document) | | 9/22/2019 4:14 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. In decisions BC-14/29, RC-9/17, SC-9/27 on the programmes of work and budgets for the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions for the biennium 2020–2021, the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions approved their respective programme budgets, on the basis of the budget activity fact sheets contained in document UNEP/CHW.14/INF/44-UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/37-UNEP/POPS/COP.9/INF/46.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/38/Rev.1 | Information on financial matters | | 4/12/2019 2:58 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. By its decision RC-5/1, the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade adopted financial rules for the operation of the Conference of the Parties, its subsidiary bodies and the Secretariat. Paragraph 1 of rule 3, which deals with the budget, requires the executive secretaries to dispatch information on actual income and expenditure for each year of the previous biennium and estimates of actual expenditures in the current biennium, to all Parties to the Convention at least 90 days before the opening of the meeting of the Conference of the Parties at which the budget for a given biennium is to be adopted.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/39 | Contributions to the special trust funds for voluntary contributions of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in the biennium 2018-2019 (joint document) | | 4/11/2019 10:06 AM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. The annexes to the present note contain information on pledges and contributions to the technical cooperation and voluntary special trust funds of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions received in the biennium 20182019 as at 3 April 2019. Annex I contains an overview of such pledges and contributions received from Parties. Annex II contains information on such pledges and contributions for each programme of work activity in relation to the approved budgets for the biennium 2018-2019. Annex III contains more detailed information on pledges and contributions received by Party. All amounts are in United States dollars, unless otherwise stated, and include programme support costs.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/40 | Cooperation between the secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions and the Minamata Convention (joint document) | | 2/28/2019 4:07 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on programmes of work and budgets for the biennium 2020–2021: combined proposal including joint activities (UNEP/CHW.14/25–UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/21–UNEP/POPS/COP.9/28), the annex to the present note sets out
a note from the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme on cooperation between the secretariat of the Minamata Convention and the secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions. The annex is reproduced as received from the Executive Director.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/41 | Explanatory note from the Parties proposing the new annex VII on procedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Rotterdam Convention | | 2/5/2019 3:12 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on procedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Rotterdam Convention: proposal to add a new Annex VII on procedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Rotterdam Convention (UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/14/Add.1), the annex to the present note sets out an explanatory note submitted by the Parties proposing to add a new Annex VII on procedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Rotterdam Convention, in the six official languages of the United Nations. The submission is reproduced as received. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/42 | United Nations Environment Programme flexible template of options for the provision of secretariat services (joint document) | | 2/22/2019 3:44 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in documents UNEP/CHW.14/26, UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/22 and UNEP/POPS/COP.9/29, the annex to the present note sets out the March 2018 United Nations Environment Programme flexible template of options for the provision of secretariat services. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/43 | United Nations Environment Programme delegation of authority policy and framework for the management and administration of multilateral environmental agreement secretariats (joint document) | | 2/21/2019 2:13 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in documents UNEP/CHW.14/26, UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/22 and UNEP/POPS/COP.9/29, the annex to the present note sets out the November 2016 United Nations Environment Programme delegation of authority policy and framework for the management and administration of multilateral environmental agreement secretariats. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/44 | Update on the intersessional process considering the Strategic Approach and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 (joint document) | | 4/25/2019 11:22 AM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on international cooperation and coordination (UNEP/CHW.14/20UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/16UNEP/POPS/COP.9/23), the annex to the present note sets out a report submitted by the secretariat of the Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management to the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/45 | Updated Gender Action Plan of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (joint document) | | 4/17/2019 11:14 AM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on gender mainstreaming (UNEP/CHW.14/22–UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/18–UNEP/POPS/COP.9/25), the annex to the present note provides a report on gender-related activities implemented by the Secretariat, as outlined in the updated Gender Action Plan of the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions. The updated plan includes indicators for monitoring progress so as to enable the conferences of the Parties to follow up on the plan’s implementation. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/46 | Information on hosting meetings of the conferences of the Parties outside the seats of the Secretariat (joint document) | | 2/22/2019 3:50 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. Meetings of the Conference of the Parties shall take place at the seat(s) of the Secretariat, unless other appropriate arrangements are made by the Secretariat in consultations with the Parties. In the case of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal and the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants, the seat of the Secretariat is at Geneva, Switzerland. In the case of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade, the seats of the Secretariat are at Geneva, Switzerland, and Rome, Italy.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/46/Add.1 | Information on hosting meetings of the conferences of the Parties outside the seats of the Secretariat: Offer of the Government of Kenya to host the 2021 meetings of the conferences of the Parties (joint document) | | 4/12/2019 8:49 AM |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As is mentioned in UNEP/CHW.14/INF/57–UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/46–UNEP/POPS/COP.9/INF/60, Governments wishing to submit offers to host the 2021 meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions, were encouraged to submit such offers to the Secretariat by 29 March 2019.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/47 | Admission of observers: bodies or agencies requesting admission to participate in meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention | | 4/23/2019 2:34 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
The annex to the present note sets out a list of bodies and agencies that had not previously been admitted to meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade and that are requesting admission to participate in such meetings as observers in accordance with rule 7 of the Rules of Procedure for meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, as at 17 April 2019. A list of bodies and agencies that have been previously admitted to meetings of the Conference of the Parties is available on the Rotterdam Convention website. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/48 | Guidelines on preventing and addressing all forms of harassment at meetings of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (joint document) | | 4/2/2019 3:26 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the notes by the Secretariat on annotations to the provisional agendas (UNEP/CHW.14/1/Add.1, UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/1/Add.1 and UNEP/POPS/COP.9/1/Add.1), the annex to the present note sets out Guidelines on preventing and addressing all forms of harassment at meetings of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions. The present note, including its annexes, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/49 | Provisional list of meeting documents organized by provisional agenda item | | 3/20/2019 4:50 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
The annex to the present note sets out a provisional list of meeting documents for the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention. The documents listed in the annex are grouped according to the items on the provisional agenda for the meeting to which they pertain. Documents that have three document symbols are joint documents that are submitted for consideration by the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/50 | Curriculum vitae of a newly designated member of the Chemical Review Committee | | 4/25/2019 4:59 PM |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on Chemical Review Committee: developments for action by the Conference of the Parties (UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/5/Rev.1), the annex to the present note sets out the curriculum vitae of Mr. Martin Lacroix, who has been designated by Canada to replace Mr. Jeffery Goodman as a member of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.9/INF/51 | List of participants to the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (joint document) | | 7/12/2019 2:49 PM |
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