Request for comments on guidance documents in accordance with decision SC-5/14

Decision SC-5/14, adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention at its fifth meeting, encouraged Parties to use the existing guidance under the Stockholm Convention when developing, reviewing or updating their implementation plans and to provide the Secretariat with comments on how to improve the usefulness of the guidance based on their experiences in using it.

A letter inviting Parties to submit, by 31 January 2013, comments on the guidance document was sent on 12 October 2012.

Draft guidance on socio-economic assessment for national implementation plan development and implementation under the Stockholm Convention document UNEP/POPS/COP.3/INF/8)	Arabic	Chinese	English	French	Russian	Spanish
Draft guidance on calculation of action plan costs, including incremental costs and action plans for specific persistent organic pollutants (UNEP/POPS/COP.4/INF/11)