Second meeting of the Expert Group on Best Available Technologies and Best Environmental Practices

Opening of the meeting

Organizational matters

1. The revised edited draft guidelines on best available techniques and guidance on best environmental practices relevant to Article 5 and Annex C of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants are set out in the annex to the present note.
2. The revised edited draft was prepared in accordance with the schedule agreed to by the Expert Group at its first meeting held in Geneva, Switzerland from 28 November–2 December 2005 (ref.: paragraphs 47 and 48 of the report of the meeting, document UNEP/POPS/EGBATBEP.1/5).

Introduction

The second meeting of the Expert Group on Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices was held at the Geneva International Conference Centre, Geneva, from 19 to 24 November 2006. Mr. Gang Yu (China) and Mr. Bo Wahlström (Sweden) served as co-chairs of the meeting

Opening of the meeting