1. Exemptions
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a. Parties wishing to register for specific exemptions or acceptable purposes that are currently available or provide notifications of chemicals occurring as constituents of articles or of the production and use of chemicals as closed system site-limited intermediates to notify the Secretariat.
Note that in particular for decabromodiphenyl ether and short-chain chlorinated paraffins, Parties that have identified the need to produce or use those chemicals are urged to register for specific exemptions as specified in Annex A and in accordance with Article 4 of the Convention; and to provide, if applicable, notifications of chemicals occurring as constituents of articles in accordance with note (ii) of Annex A to the Convention.
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Specific exemptions and acceptable purposes forms
Articles in use / Closed-system site-limited intermediates forms
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As soon as possible
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yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org; kei.ohno@un.org
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b. Parties to share information on suitable alternative substances or processes to substitute the use of short-chain chlorinated paraffins and decabromodiphenyl ether.
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As soon as possible
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yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org; kei.ohno@un.org
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c. Parties and observers to provide to the Secretariat information on the composition of commercial chlorinated paraffins that include homologues with C10–C13 chain length.
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31 August 2022 |
yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org; kei.ohno@un.org |
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d. Parties listed in the register for specific exemptions for decabromodiphenyl ether to provide to the Secretariat additional information to justify the need for the registration of such exemptions, including on:
(a) Production;
(b) Uses;
(c) Efficacy and efficiency of possible control measures;
(d) Information on the availability, suitability and implementation of alternatives;
(e) Status of control and monitoring capacity;
(f) Any control actions taken at the national or regional levels.
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31 August 2022 |
yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org; kei.ohno@un.org
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2. DDT
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Parties currently included in the register of acceptable purposes for DDT to review their needs regarding the use of DDT and to transmit a revised notification adjusted to the present needs or withdraw from the register.
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DDT register
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31 December 2022
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lina.fortelius@un.org; jost.dittkrist@un.org
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3. Polychlorinated biphenyls
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a. Parties and observers are to provide comments on the draft guidance on a standardized approach to developing inventories of polychlorinated biphenyls.
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UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/12/Rev.1
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30 November 2022
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kei.ohno@un.org
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b. Parties to provide information on progress in eliminating polychlorinated biphenyls in their fifth national reports to be submitted pursuant to Article 15 of the Convention.
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Electronic reporting system of the Stockholm Convention |
31 August 2022 |
kei.ohno@un.org |
4. Evaluation and review of brominated diphenyl ethers pursuant to paragraph 2 of parts IV and V of Annex A to the Stockholm Convention
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Parties to submit information using
the format for the submission of
information for the evaluation and
review of brominated diphenyl ethers
adopted by the Conference of the
Parties in decision SC-7/4.
Parties currently registered for specific exemptions for the use of brominated diphenyl ethers to review their continued need for such registration and to make the resulting information available to the Secretariat.
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Online questionnaire
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March 2024
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agustin.harte@un.org
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5. Guidelines and guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices
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a. Parties and others are encouraged to provide feedback on the usefulness of the guidelines and guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices.
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BAT and BEP guidance
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Whenever possible
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alain.wittig@un.org
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b. Parties and others with relevant expertise are invited to nominate experts to the joint Toolkit and best available techniques and best environmental practices expert roster and participate actively in the review and updating process.
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View roster |
Any time |
alain.wittig@un.org |
c. Parties and others with relevant expertise are invited to contribute to the further review and update of the guidelines and guidance on best available techniques and best environmental practices, in accordance with the workplan referred to in paragraph 4 of decision SC-10/9, by submitting new relevant technical information and information on the successful application of best available techniques and best environmental practices relevant to the chemicals listed in Annex A or B, and/or C to the Convention.
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15 September 2022
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alain.wittig@un.org
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d. Parties are encouraged to develop source inventories and release estimates of dioxins and furans and to report the estimated releases under Article 15 of the Convention.
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Electronic reporting system of the Stockholm Convention |
31 August 2022 |
alain.wittig@un.org |
6. Implementation plans
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a. Parties and observers are invited to provide comments on the guidance on developing and updating national implementation plans for the Stockholm Convention and the draft guidance prepared by the Secretariat.
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Guidance on developing and updating national implementation plans
Draft guidance prepared by the Secretariat: UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/22,
UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/23,
UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/24,
UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/25 and
UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/55
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31 October 2022 |
kei.ohno@un.org |
b. Parties are invited to submit comments on the electronic templates for the reporting of quantitative and qualitative information contained in national implementation plans.
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A link will be made available in September 2022.
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31 October 2022
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kei.ohno@un.org
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7. Operation of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee Actions
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Parties and observers are invited to submit to the Secretariat any further information regarding the identification of substances covered by the listing of perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds.
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Whenever possible
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kei.ohno@un.org
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8. Financial mechanism
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a. Developed-country Parties are invited, in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 13 of the Stockholm Convention, to provide to the Secretariat information on ways in which they can provide support, including new and additional financial resources, for the implementation of the Convention, including information on access to such support.
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An online questionnaire will be made available to enable responses to this request.
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31 August 2022
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frank-michael.moser@un.org
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b. Other Parties are invited, in accordance with paragraphs 2 and 3 of Article 13 of the Stockholm Convention, to provide information on ways in which they can provide support, including financial resources, in accordance with their capabilities, for the implementation of the Convention, including information on access to such support.
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An online questionnaire will be made available to enable responses to this request. |
31 August 2022 |
frank-michael.moser@un.org |
c. Other sources, including relevant funding institutions, such as development banks and the private sector, are invited, in accordance with paragraph 2 of Article 13 of the Stockholm Convention, to provide information on ways in which they can provide contributions to the implementation of the Convention, including information on access to such contributions.
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An online questionnaire will be made available to enable responses to this request.
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31 August 2022
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frank-michael.moser@un.org
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d. Countries and others in a position to do so, United Nations entities and intergovernmental organizations, other bilateral and multilateral institutions, and non governmental organizations and private sources are strongly encouraged to provide complementary support for the elimination of the use of polychlorinated biphenyls in equipment by 2025 and for the environmentally sound waste management of liquids containing polychlorinated biphenyls and equipment contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls having a content above 0.005 per cent as soon as possible and no later than 2028
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31 August 2022 |
frank-michael.moser@un.org |
9. Reporting pursuant to Article 15 of the Stockholm Convention
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a. Submission of Parties’ fifth national report pursuant to Article 15 of the Convention
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Electronic reporting system |
31 August 2022 |
carla.valle@un.org |
10. Global monitoring plan for effectiveness evaluation
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Parties are encouraged to use the updated guidance on the global monitoring plan and provide comments on their experience in doing so to the Secretariat.
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UNEP/POPS/COP.10/INF/42 |
Whenever possible |
kei.ohno@un.org |
11. Synergies in preventing and combating illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes*
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a. Parties to the Rotterdam Convention are encouraged to provide information about cases of trade occurring in contravention of the Rotterdam Convention.
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As appropriate |
Form |
tatiana.terekhova@un.org |
b. Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions are invited to provide best practices for preventing and combating illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes covered by the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, including the texts of any measures that have been adopted by them for that purpose.
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As appropriate
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tatiana.terekhova@un.org
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12. Dates and venue of the next meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions *
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Parties to submit offers to host the 2025 meetings of the conferences of the Parties for consideration during the meetings of the conferences of the Parties in 2023.
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1 March 2023
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david.ogden@un.org
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