The small intersessional working group on improving the prior informed procedure was established by the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention. It is open to all Parties, with the aim of balanced representation of the five regional groups of the United Nations. The small intersessional working group is to identify challenges and best practices, possible approaches and initiatives and to develop recommendations for improving the functioning of the procedure, avoiding duplication of work and ensuring consistency.
Parties and observers were invited to nominate, by 30 September 2023, experts with relevant knowledge of and expertise in the implementation of the prior informed consent procedure to participate in the small intersessional working group.
Parties were furthermore invited to consider serving as lead country in the work related to improving the functioning of the procedure, and to inform the Secretariat by 30 September 2023 of their willingness to do so. The Government of France kindly agreed to serve as the lead country for the preparation of the report for consideration by the Open-ended Working Group at its fourteenth meeting.
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| List of current members of the Small Intersessional Working Group (as of 26 January 2026) |
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The small intersessional working group operates by electronic means and, subject to the availability of resources, will also hold face-to-face meetings.