Geneva, Switzerland, from 25 to 28 June 2024
Venue: Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé, Geneva, Switzerland.
Highlights: The fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group will take place from Tuesday, 25 June to Friday, 28 June 2024, with pre-meetings, including Bureau and regional meetings, to be held on Monday, 24 June. The Working Group is expected to progress items in its work programme, with topics to include:
• A draft renewed strategic framework
• Work to improve the functioning of the prior informed consent procedure
• Technical guidelines on Persistent Organic Pollutants, e-waste, waste lead-acid batteries and used and waste pneumatic tyres
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Practical guidance on the development of inventories of waste for certain waste streams
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Plastic waste
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Providing further legal clarity
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Work of the Implementation and Compliance Committee
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Basel Convention Partnership Programme
Working languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Susan Wingfield, Secretariat of the Basel Convention (e-mail: susan.wingfield@un.org).