Geneva, Switzerland, from 21 to 23 February 2023
Venue: Geneva International Conference Centre (CICG), 17 rue de Varembé, Geneva, Switzerland.
Highlights: The thirteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group will take place from Tuesday, 21 February to Thursday, 23 February 2023, with pre-meetings, including Bureau and regional meetings, to be held on Monday, 20 February. Given the 3-day duration of the meeting, the Working Group will turn its attention to items in its work programme deemed to be of high or medium priority. Such items will include:
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Consideration of recommendations to improve the Strategic Framework
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Development draft recommendations to improve functioning of PIC procedure
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Consideration and further development of technical guidelines, including those on POPs, plastic waste and waste lead-acid batteries
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Consideration the need to update existing guidance, technical guidelines and factsheets in order to reflect adjustments consequential to the adoption of the e-waste amendments
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Progress the work on further legal clarity
The Governments of Germany and Japan are kindly funding the participation of eligible Party delegates in the meeting.
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).