Meeting of the small intersessional working group on technical guidelines on persistent organic pollutants as wastes

Geneva, Switzerland from 14 to 15 March 2024

Venue: International Environment House II, 7-9 chemin de Balexert, CH-1219 Châtelaine

Highlights: The  meeting considered updated versions of the General technical guidelines, the Technical guidelines on hexabromodiphenyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether, or tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether, or decabromodiphenyl ether, or Dechlorane Plus and the Technical guidelines on pesticide POPs including methoxychlor as well as new Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with UV-328. The meeting also discussed possible approaches to Enhancing information collection on low persistent organic pollutant content values. The outcome of the meeting were submitted for consideration by the seventeenth meeting of Conference of the Parties of the Basel Convention.

Organizer: Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

Working Language: English only

Meeting documents

  • Working documents
  • Information documents