Schedule and registration

Date and Time (Geneva time: UTC/GMT+1 hours)	Please register a few days in advance of the webinar. To register, please use the following link:
19 November 2013 at 10 am	Register
21 November 2013 at 4 pm	Register

 

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Background:

The ninth meeting of the Stockholm Convention Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC9) was held at FAO in Rome, Italy, from 14 to 18 October 2013. During this meeting the POPRC reviewed chemicals proposed for listing in Annexes A, B, and/or C to the Convention and undertook tasks assigned to it by the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention.

The ninth meeting of the Rotterdam Convention Chemical Review Committee (CRC9) took place at the same venue, from 22 to 25 October 2013. The ninth meeting of the CRC included in its agenda the review of notifications of final regulatory actions received from Parties for inclusion of new chemicals and proposals for new severely hazardous pesticide formulations in Annex III of the Rotterdam Convention.

The first joint meeting of the POPRC and the CRC took place at the same venue, on 20 October 2013. The joint session took place after the POPRC9, prior to the CRC9. During this session the two Committee members and observers discussed how to enhance synergies and improve the exchange of information between the two working bodies.

Objectives

The objective of this webinar is to inform parties to the Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions, observers and stakeholders on the outcome of these meetings.

Content

1. Introduction – 5 min.

2. Presentation by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions:

◦      Ninth meetings of the POPRC – 15 min.

◦      Ninth meeting of the CRC – 15 min.

◦      First joint meeting of the CRC and POPRC – 5 min.

3. Discussion – 20 min

Target group

Stockholm and Rotterdam Conventions national focal points, official contact points, Designated National Authorities, permanent missions and interested stakeholders, POPRC members, CRC members and Basel Convention SIWG on POPs guidelines members.