The Conference of the Parties elects the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group in accordance with Rule 26 of the rules of procedure of the Basel Convention.
The Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group is composed of 5 Officers: two co-chairs, one with technical and one with legal/implementation expertise, two vice-chairs, one with technical and one with legal/implementation expertise and one rapporteur, having due regard to the principle of geographical representation.(decision BC-VI/36)
Members of the Bureau
Members of the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group for the biennium 2018-2019
The members of the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group for the biennium 2018-2019 are as follows:
Co-Chairs:
- Ms. Justina Grigaraviciene (Lithuania) (Technical)
- Mr. Luay Sadeq Al-Mukhtar (Iraq) (Legal)
Vice-Chairs:
- Mr. Ole Thomas Thommesen (Norway) (Technical)
- Mr. Henry O. Williams (Liberia) (Legal) Rapporteur
Rapporteur:
- Mr. Alexander Alberto Moreta De Los Santos (Dominican Republic)
List of members of the Bureau of the Open-ended Working Group
| Bureau Members, 2018 - 2019 (OEWG.11) |
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| Bureau Members, 2016 - 2017 (OEWG.10) |
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| Bureau Members, 2014 - 2015 (OEWG.9) |
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| Bureau Members, 2012 - 2013 (OEWG.8) |
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| Bureau Members, 2009 - 2011 (OEWG.7) |
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Bureau Members, 2007 - 2008 (OEWG.6)
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Meetings of the Bureau
Coordination and cooperation among subsidiary bodies