| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/2 | Tentative schedule for the fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention | |
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Note by the Secretariat
A tentative schedule for the fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal is set out in the annex to the present note. The schedule will be adjusted as work progresses. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/3 | Draft renewed strategic framework for the implementation of the Basel Convention | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on the strategic framework (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/2), the annex to the present note sets out a draft renewed strategic framework for the implementation of the Basel Convention as prepared by the small intersessional working group for consideration by the Open-ended Working Group at its fourteenth meeting. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/4 | Draft report on challenges in the implementation of the prior informed consent procedure and best practices, possible approaches and initiatives to improve its functioning, as well as options for possible ways forward | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on work to improve the functioning of the prior informed consent procedure (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/3), the annex to the present note sets out the draft report on challenges in the implementation of the prior informed consent procedure and best practices, possible approaches and initiatives to improve its functioning, as well as options for possible ways forward. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/8 | Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with UV-328 | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on technical guidelines (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/4), the annex to the present note sets out the draft technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with UV-328 which was prepared by the Secretariat, in consultation with the small intersessional working group on persistent organic pollutant wastes. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/13 | Table 9 of the reporting format | |
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Note by the Secretariat
1. As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on national reporting (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/5), the present note sets out possible revisions to table 9 of the reporting format and to the manual for completing the format for national reporting.
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| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/14 | Outcomes of the small intersessional working group meeting on electronic approaches to the notification and movement documents | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on electronic approaches to the notification and movement documents (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/6), the small intersessional working group met on 6 March 2024, in Geneva, and discussed, among other things, elements that could be considered in its future work and that could be set out in the report to be prepared for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its seventeenth meeting. As requested by the small intersessional working group , the annex to the present note was prepared by the Secretariat taking into account views expressed by the working group during its 6 March 2024 meeting. The group did not yet discuss each of these elements in depth. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/16 | Compilation of information received on activities aimed at addressing issues related to waste containing nanomaterials, including case studies about and best practices relating to the management of waste containing nanomaterials | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on waste containing nanomaterials (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/8), the annex to the present note sets out information received from Parties and observers on activities aimed at addressing issues related to waste containing nanomaterials, including case studies about and best practices relating to the management of waste containing nanomaterials. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/27 | Review of Annex IV | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on providing further legal clarity (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/10), annex I to the present note sets out revised amendment proposals on section A of Annex IV to the Convention, and annex II sets out a revised version of recommendations regarding the review of section B of Annex IV developed by the expert working group on the review of annexes. The present note, including its annexes, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/28 | Review of Annexes I and III | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on providing further legal clarity (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/10), annex I to the present note sets out draft recommendations of the expert working group on the review of annexes regarding the review of Annex I (status 1 December 2023) and draft recommendations of the expert working group on the review of annexes regarding the review of Annex III (status 1 December 2023). The present note, including its annexes, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/29 | Report reviewing the information provided in tables 4 and 5 of the national reports for the years 2020 and 2021 | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on Consultation with the Committee Administering the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/11), the annex to the present note sets out a report reviewing the information provided in tables 4 and 5 of the national reports for the years 2020 and 2021 for consultation with the Open-Ended Working Group. The report was made available by the Secretariat on behalf of the Committee to Parties and observers with an invitation to provide comments by 31 May 2024. Any comments received will be considered by the Committee during its sixteenth meeting (23–24 June and 29 June–2 July 2024). The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/30 | Guidance on how individual Parties can integrate action to address their needs under the Basel Convention into their United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on Consultation with the Committee Administering the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/11), the annex to the present note sets out guidance on how individual Parties can integrate action to address their needs under the Basel Convention into their United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks for consultation with the Open-Ended Working Group. The guidance was made available by the Secretariat on behalf of the Committee to Parties and observers, as well as to the United Nations resident coordinators, the representatives of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in the United Nations Country Teams, UNEP and the Food and Agriculture Organization, with an invitation to provide comments by 31 May 2024. Any comments received will be considered by the Committee during its sixteenth meeting (23–24 June and 29 June–2 July 2024). The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/34 | Further revised draft overall guidance document on the environmentally sound management of household waste | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on Basel Convention Partnership Programme (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/12), the annex to the present note sets out the further revised draft overall guidance document on the environmentally sound management of household waste for consideration by the Open-ended Working Group. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/35 | Report on the implementation of the workplan of the working group of the Household Waste Partnership for the biennium 2024-2025 | |
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Note by the Secretariat
As is mentioned in the note by the Secretariat on Basel Convention Partnership Programme (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/12), the annex to the present note sets out the report on the implementation of the workplan of the working group of the Household Waste Partnership for the biennium 2024–2025. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
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