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
Current members of the Bureau
These Officers are appointed at meetings of the Conference of the Parties. The current Officers, appointed for the biennium 2014 -2015, by the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties, are as follows:
Co-Chairs:
- Mr. Prakash Kowlesser (Mauritius) (Technical)
- Ms. Magda Gosk (Poland) (Legal)
Vice-Chairs:
- Ms. Jacinthe Seguin (Canada) (Technical)
- Mr. Alberto Capra (Argentina) (Legal)
Rapporteur:
- Mr. Nassereddin Heidari (Islamic Republic of Iran)
Former members of the Bureau
| Bureau Members, 2012 - 2013 (OEWG.9) |
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| Bureau Members, 2009 - 2011 (OEWG.8) |
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Bureau Members, 2007 - 2008 (OEWG.7)
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Meetings of the Bureau
Coordination and cooperation among subsidiary bodies