The text of the Rotterdam Convention was adopted by the Conference of the Plenipotentiaries (Rotterdam, 10 September 1998). Since its adoption, the Rotterdam Convention has seen a number of significant developments, including amendments thereto.
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Additional Annexes
In 2004, the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties adopted Annex VI, setting out the arbitration and conciliation procedures for the purposes of Article 20 of the Convention on settlement of disputes.
The ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties then adopted in 2019, a new Annex VII on procedures and mechanisms on compliance in accordance with Article 17 of the Convention. Further information on procedures and mechanisms on compliance is available here.