| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/1 | Scenario note for the online segment of the 2021–2022 meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (joint document) |   | 5/7/2021 10:30 AM | Yes |
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Note by the Secretariat
I. Introduction
1. In accordance with the agreement of the bureaux of 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, in the light of the exceptional circumstances caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention and the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention will be held back to back in two segments: the first online from 26 to 30 July 2021, and the second face to face over a two-week period in 2022 (tentatively in Geneva in June 2022). The arrangements for the high-level segment will be further considered by the bureaux after the closure of the online segment of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/2 | Tentative schedule of work for the online segment of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (joint document) |   | 4/27/2021 4:02 PM | Yes |
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Note by the Secretariat
The annex to the present note contains a tentative schedule of work for the online segment of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, which foresees the establishment of a contact group on budget and programme of work. It has been agreed by the bureaux of the conferences of the Parties at their joint meeting on 26 February 2021 and will be adjusted as work progresses. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/3 | Election of officers: overview table of elections (joint document) |   | 6/23/2021 11:56 AM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the notes by the Secretariat on election of officers (UNEP/CHW.15/2, UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.10/2 and UNEP/POPS/COP.10/2), an overview table of all the elections expected to take place during the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal, the tenth 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 tenth 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/POPS/COP.10/INF/5 | Curricula vitae of experts designated to replace members of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee following the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties |   | 6/16/2021 3:28 PM | Yes |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee: developments for action by the Conference of the Parties (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/11), the curricula vitae of experts designated to replace members of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee following the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, in accordance with paragraph 9 of decision SC-1/7, 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/POPS/COP.10/INF/7 | Status of ratifications of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (joint document) |   | 6/1/2021 2:59 PM | Yes |
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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 fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, and the tenth 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 1 June 2021. This table is attached as an annex to the present note. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/12 | Draft guidance for development of PCB inventories and analysis of PCB |   | 6/10/2021 6:13 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on polychlorinated biphenyls (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/6), the annex to the present note sets out a draft guidance on a standardized approach to developing inventories of PCB, entitled “guidance for development of PCB inventories and analysis of PCB” prepared by the small intersessional working group on PCB. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/13 | Proposed revision to the format for national reporting concerning information on polychlorinated biphenyls |   | 6/10/2021 6:17 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on polychlorinated biphenyls (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/6), the annex to the present note sets out a draft guidance on a standardized approach to developing inventories of PCB, entitled “guidance for development of PCB inventories and analysis of PCB” prepared by the small intersessional working group on PCB. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/16 | Reports of the expert meetings on best available techniques and best environmental practices |   | 5/28/2021 5:32 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the guidelines and guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/8), the reports of the expert meetings on Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices, held in Bratislava, Slovakia, from 17 to 19 September 2019, and online, from 27 October to 5 November 2020 are set out in the annexes I and II to the present note, respectively. The present note, including its annexes, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/17 | Guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices for use of hexabromocyclododecane listed with specific exemptions under the Stockholm Convention |   | 5/28/2021 5:34 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the guidelines and guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/8), the guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices for use of hexabromocyclododecane listed with specific exemptions under the Stockholm Convention updated by the experts on best available techniques and best environmental practices 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/POPS/COP.10/INF/18 | Guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices relevant to the polybrominated diphenyl ethers listed under the Stockholm Convention |   | 6/8/2021 8:20 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the guidelines and guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/8), the guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices relevant to the polybrominated diphenyl ethers listed under the Stockholm Convention updated by the experts on best available techniques and best environmental practices 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/POPS/COP.10/INF/19 | Guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices for the production and use of pentachlorophenol listed with specific exemptions under the Stockholm Convention |   | 5/28/2021 5:36 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the guidelines and guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/8), the guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices for use of hexabromocyclododecane listed with specific exemptions under the Stockholm Convention updated by the experts on best available techniques and best environmental practices 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/POPS/COP.10/INF/20 | Guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices for the use of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, perfluorooctanoic acid, and their related compounds listed under the Stockholm Convention |   | 6/10/2021 6:20 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the guidelines and guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/8), the guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices for the use of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, perfluorooctanoic acid, and their related compounds listed under the Stockholm Convention updated by the experts on best available techniques and best environmental practices 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/POPS/COP.10/INF/22 | Draft guidance on preparing inventories of dicofol |   | 5/28/2021 5:38 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the implementation plans (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/10), the annex to the present note sets out a draft guidance on preparing inventories of dicofol. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/24 | Draft guidance on alternatives to dicofol |   | 5/28/2021 5:42 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the implementation plans (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/10), the annex to the present note sets out a draft guidance on alternatives to dicofol. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/32 | Draft report on the fifth review of the financial mechanism |   | 5/6/2021 12:25 PM | Yes |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the financial mechanism (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/15), the annex to the present note sets out the full draft report on the fifth review of the financial mechanism of the Stockholm Convention, prepared by an independent expert, Mr. Jozef Buys. It is reproduced as submitted. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/34 | Compilation of submissions from developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition of funding needs to implement the Stockholm Convention over the period 2022-2026 |   | 6/10/2021 6:25 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the financial mechanism (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/15), a compilation of submissions received from developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition of funding needs to implement the Stockholm Convention over the period 2022-2026 is set out in annex I to the present note. Such submissions were received from Argentina, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Colombia, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, El Salvador, Eritrea, Georgia, Guyana, Kyrgyzstan, Madagascar, Montenegro, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Niger, North Macedonia, Qatar, Sao Tome and Principe, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Tanzania (United Republic of), Thailand and Trinidad and Tobago. The submissions under annex I are listed in the order of their submission date. The online questionnaire used to submit responses is reproduced in annex II to the present note. The present note, including its annexes, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/35 | Compilation of submissions received by the Secretariat on ways in which to support the Stockholm Convention |   | 6/10/2021 6:28 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the financial mechanism (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/15), a compilation of submissions received from Parties and observers on ways in which they could support the Stockholm Convention is set out in annex I to the present note. Such submissions were received from one Party (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) and one observer (Association of Uganda Professional Women in Agriculture and Environment). As set out in the note by the Secretariat on the financial mechanism (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/15), this compilation should be read in conjunction with previous submissions from Parties on this matter. The online questionnaire used to submit responses is reproduced in annex II to the present note. The present note, including its annexes, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/38 | 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) |   | 6/3/2021 2:28 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
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/POPS/COP.10/INF/40 | Reports of the meetings of the global coordination group for the global monitoring plan for persistent organic pollutants under the Stockholm Convention |   | 5/28/2021 5:43 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the implementation plans (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/10), the annex to the present note sets out a draft guidance on alternatives to dicofol. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/41 | Third regional monitoring reports under the global monitoring plan for effectiveness evaluation |   | 5/30/2021 10:20 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the global monitoring plan for effectiveness evaluation (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/18), and in accordance with their mandate, the regional organization groups prepared the third regional monitoring reports that will serve as a basis for the development of the global monitoring report. Given their length, the reports are available on the Convention website. The present note has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/42 | Guidance on the global monitoring plan for persistent organic pollutants |   | 5/30/2021 10:26 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the global monitoring plan for effectiveness evaluation (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/18), the updated guidance on the global monitoring plan for persistent organic pollutants prepared by the global coordination group 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/POPS/COP.10/INF/47 | Update on the intersessional process considering the Strategic Approach and the sound management of chemicals and waste beyond 2020 (joint document) |   | 5/31/2021 9:53 AM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on international cooperation and coordination with other organizations (UNEP/CHW.15/21UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.10/17UNEP/POPS/COP.10/21), 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/POPS/COP.10/INF/56 | Report on the outcomes of the validation work as input to the Needs Assessment |   | 7/5/2021 10:48 AM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. In decisions BC-14/29, RC-9/17 and SC-9/27, on programmes of work and budgets for the biennium 2020–2021, 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/POPS/COP.10/INF/57 | Programmes of work and proposed budgets for the biennium 2022 - 2023: proposed operational budgets for the two funding scenarios (joint document) |   | 4/27/2021 5:17 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. In decisions BC-14/29, RC-9/17 and SC-9/27, on programmes of work and budgets for the biennium 2020–2021, 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/POPS/COP.10/INF/58 | Programmes of work and proposed budgets for the biennium 2022–2023: programmes of work activity fact sheets (joint document) |   | 6/17/2021 10:14 AM | |
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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 20222023: combined proposal (UNEP/CHW.15/26UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.10/22UNEP/POPS/COP.10/26), 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 20222023: proposed operational budgets for the two funding scenarios (UNEP/CHW.15/INF/53UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.10/INF/34UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/57). |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/59 | Information on financial matters |   | 6/8/2021 8:14 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. By decision SC-1/3, subsequently amended by decision SC-5/2, the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants 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 Secretary 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/POPS/COP.10/INF/62 | Information on hosting meetings of the conferences of the Parties outside the seats of the Secretariat (joint document) |   | 5/27/2021 5:29 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 the Conference of the Parties decides otherwise or 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/POPS/COP.10/INF/65 | Report of the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to the respective conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions on the implementation of the memorandums of understanding (joint document) |   | 4/27/2021 5:22 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the implementation of the memorandum of understanding between the United Nations Environment Programme and the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (UNEP/CHW.15/27), the note by the Secretariat on the implementation of the memorandum of understanding between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, the United Nations Environment Programme and the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (UNEP/ FAO/RC/COP.10/23) and the note by the Secretariat on the implementation of the memorandum of understanding between the United Nations Environment Programme and the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/27), the annex to the present note contains a report of the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to the respective conferences of the Parties on the implementation of the memorandums of understanding. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/66 | Joint Toolkit and best available techniques and best environmental practices expert roster |   | 5/30/2021 10:29 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the guidelines and guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/8), the Secretariat invited Parties and others to nominate new experts in the joint Toolkit and best available techniques and best environmental practices expert roster. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/67 | Draft guidance on the identification and management of sites contaminated with persistent organic pollutants |   | 5/30/2021 10:35 PM | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the guidelines and guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices (UNEP/POPS/COP.10/8), the experts on best available techniques and best environmental practices developed new draft guidance on the identification and management of sites contaminated with persistent organic pollutants. Given its length, the draft guidance is available on the Convention website. The present note has not been formally edited. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/70/Rev.1 | Interim programmes of work and proposed budgets for 2022: proposed interim budget for 2022 (joint document) |   | 6/23/2021 5:35 PM | Yes |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As is mentioned in document UNEP/CHW.15/29–UNEP/FAO/COP.10/26–UNEP/POPS.10/30, the present note provides a joint proposal for interim programmes of work and budget for 2022. |
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| UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/71 | Modalities for the continuation of the intersessional work under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in 2022 (joint document) |   | 4/27/2021 5:25 PM | Yes |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on interim programmes of work and proposed budgets for 2022: combined proposal (UNEP/CHW.15/29–UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.10/26–UNEP/POPS/COP.10/30), the annex to the present note provides information on the modalities for the continuation of the intersessional work and processes under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions until new decisions would be adopted by the resumed meetings of the conferences of the Parties at their face-to-face segment in 2022. The deadlines suggested in the present annex for the provision of comments on relevant products were, when relevant, agreed by the concerned subsidiary body and would enable the work to be completed in time for consideration by the conferences of the Parties during the face-to-face segment of their meetings. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited. |
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