Call for information in follow-up to the face-to-face segment of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention

Introduction

At the face-to-face segment of its fifteenth meeting, the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention adopted the decisions contained in annex I to the report of that segment of the meeting, document UNEP/CHW.15/31/Add.1. Several of those decisions included invitations to Parties and others to provide information.

The following letter was sent to Parties and observers with a summary of the individual decisions that contain invitations for information and comments. The individual invitations to submit information are organized by relevant COP agenda items. Information sought in each item can be transmitted separately, since the deadlines for submission vary.

Similar letters have also been prepared to solicit information sought in follow-up to the face-to-face segments of the tenth meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions and are available on the Rotterdam and Stockholm convention’s websites.

The call for information in follow-up to the online segment of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties is available at: Follow-up to online segment of COP-15.

Letter related to calls for information

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Letter related to calls for information in follow-up to the face-to-face segment of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (6-17 June 2022)

Specific calls for information

Calls for information	Submission form / Documents for commenting	Deadlines	Contact persons
1. Strategic framework
Strategic framework
a. Invitation to all Parties and observers to be represented in the small intersessional working group on the strategic framework.	-	No deadline specified; in order to participate fully in the intersessional work, nominations are encouraged by 31 July 2022	andrea.lechner@un.org
Work to improve the functioning of the Prior Informed Consent procedure
b. Parties and observers are invited to submit to the Secretariat information on challenges in the implementation of the prior informed consent procedure and on best practices, possible approaches, initiatives and views to improve the functioning of the procedure.	-	30 November 2022	andrea.lechner@un.org
2. Developing guidelines for environmentally sound management
a. Information on the environmentally sound management of hazardous wastes and other wastes, in particular, activities, initiatives and case studies that may promote implementation and complement the toolkit on environmentally sound management	-	No deadline specified; information to be submitted as soon as possible.	susan.wingfield@un.org
b. Further good practices and examples with regard to waste prevention and minimization	-	31 December 2022	susan.wingfield@un.org
3. Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with persistent organic pollutants
a. Comments on the low persistent organic pollutant content values included in the general technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with persistent organic pollutants and other technical guidelines, as appropriate, and related information, including on studies, taking into account relevant information available in the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants;	UNEP/CHW.15/6/Add .1/Rev.1	30 October 2022	carla.valle@un.org
b. Comments on the parts enclosed in square brackets in section IV.G.2 (e) of the general technical guidelines on cement kiln co-incineration;	UNEP/CHW.15/6/Add .1/Rev.1	30 October 2022	carla.valle@un.org
c. Comments on additional guidance for section IV.G.4 of the general technical guidelines on other disposal methods when the persistent organic pollutant content is low;	UNEP/CHW.15/6/Add .1/Rev.1	30 October 2022	carla.valle@un.org
d. Information on further or updated examples of national legislation for inclusion in annex II to the general technical guidelines, including on any concentration limits, as well as links to online sources where such legislation can be found;	UNEP/CHW.15/6/Add .1/Rev.1	30 October 2022	carla.valle@un.org
e. Parties and relevant organizations are encouraged to indicate to the Secretariat their willingness to take the lead in updating the following technical guidelines: (a) The general technical guidelines, taking into account decision SC-10/13; (b) Technical guidelines on perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds, to include perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds, taking into account decision SC-10/13.	-	31 July 2022	carla.valle@un.org
4. Technical guidelines on transboundary movements of electrical and electronic waste and used electrical and electronic equipment, in particular regarding the distinction between waste and non waste under the Basel Convention
a. Each regional group is invited to reconsider their nomination and nominate, as appropriate, through its Bureau representatives, members of the expert working group with relevant knowledge and expertise.	Information on current membership is available on the website.	15 August 2022	carla.valle@un.org Submission to the Secretariat through Bureau representatives. The list of bureau representatives is provided below.
b. Parties and others are invited to submit the results of their use and/or testing of the technical guidelines to the Secretariat	-	31 October 2022	carla.valle@un.org
5. Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of plastic wastes
a. Parties and observers are invited to nominate additional experts to participate in the small intersessional working group, and to inform the Secretariat of their nominations;	-	31 July 2022	carla.valle@un.org
b. Parties and observers are invited to submit general comments and textual proposals on the draft updated technical guidelines, referring to specific paragraphs and tables, together with related rationales, if possible, and as appropriate.	UNEP/CHW.15/6/Add.7/Rev.1	16 September 2022	carla.valle@un.org
6. Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of waste lead-acid batteries and on other waste batteries
a. Parties are invited to consider serving as co-lead country in updating the technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of waste lead-acid batteries and to inform the Secretariat of their willingness to do so.	UNEP/CHW.6/22, annex	31 July 2022	carla.valle@un.org
b. Parties are invited to consider serving as lead country in the development of the technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of waste batteries other than waste lead-acid batteries and to inform the Secretariat of their willingness to do so.	-	31 July 2022	carla.valle@un.org
c. Parties and observers are invited to nominate experts to participate in the small intersessional working group and to inform the Secretariat of their nominations.	-	31 July 2022	carla.valle@un.org
7. National reporting
Parties and others are invited to make use of the practical guidance on the development of inventories of plastic waste, obsolete pesticides and pesticide-container waste, and waste batteries containing lithium and to inform the Secretariat of their experience in doing so.	UNEP/CHW.15/INF/19/Rev.1: Practical guidance on the development of inventories of plastic waste; UNEP/CHW.15/INF/50/Rev.1: Practical guidance on the development of inventories of obsolete pesticides and pesticide-container waste; UNEP/CHW.15/INF/51/Rev.1: Practical guidance on the development of inventories of waste batteries containing lithium.	31 December 2023	melisa.lim@un.org
8. Electronic approaches to the notification and movement documents
a. Parties and observers are invited to nominate experts with relevant knowledge of and expertise in the implementation of the prior informed consent procedure of the Basel Convention, and experts with experience in developing software in the areas of trade, customs or related areas, to participate in the small intersessional working group, and to inform the Secretariat of their nominations;	-	31 July 2022	carla.valle@un.org
b. Parties are invited to consider serving as lead countries for the work on electronic approaches to the notification and movement documents and to inform the Secretariat of their willingness to do so;	-	31 July 2022	carla.valle@un.org
c. Parties are invited to work on pilot projects on electronic approaches to the notification and movement documents and to submit their lessons learned to the Secretariat.	-	No deadline specified; information to be submitted as soon as possible.	carla.valle@un.org
9. Further consideration of plastic waste
a. Parties are invited to consider serving as lead countries for the updating of the technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of used and waste pneumatic tyres and to inform the Secretariat of their willingness to do so;	UNEP/CHW.10/6/Add.1/Rev.1	31 July 2022	carla.valle@un.org
b. Parties and others are invited to nominate experts to participate in the small intersessional working group and to inform the Secretariat of their nominations;	-	31 July 2022	carla.valle@un.org
c. Parties and others are invited to provide comments on whether technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of rubber wastes (entry B3040) and waste parings and scrap of rubber (entry B3080) should be developed;	-	31 October 2022	carla.valle@un.org
d. Parties and others are invited to provide comments on possible further activities that could be conducted under the Basel Convention in response to developments in scientific knowledge and environmental information related to plastic waste as a source of land pollution, marine plastic litter and microplastics.	-	31 October 2022	kei.ohno@un.org
10. Waste containing nanomaterials
Parties and observers are invited to make available to the Secretariat any new information related to 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.	-	31 December 2022	melisa.lim@un.org
11. Providing further legal clarity
The regional groups that have not yet nominated 10 experts with relevant expertise to serve as members of the expert working group are invited to do so through their Bureau representatives, with the Secretariat facilitating the nomination process.	The current membership of the expert working group is: • Africa region: 8 members • Asia and Pacific region: 7 members • Eastern Europe region: 6 members • GRULAC: 6 members • WEOG: 8 members	31 July 2022	juliette.kohler@un.org Submission to the Secretariat through Bureaux representatives. The list of Bureau representatives is provided below.
12. National legislation, notifications, enforcement of the Convention and efforts to combat illegal traffic
a. Parties are encouraged to continue to provide the Secretariat with the texts of national legislation and other measures adopted by them to implement and enforce the Convention;	-	Texts to be provided when adopted and through the designated focal point.	yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
b. Parties are invited to continue to share information on best practices in preventing and combating illegal traffic and to report cases of illegal traffic.	Prescribed form or table 9 of the format for national reporting	As necessary	yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
c. Parties that have not yet provided the Secretariat with any of the information on national definitions of hazardous wastes required under Article 3 and paragraph 2 (b) of Article 13 of the Convention, or any of the information on import or export restrictions or prohibitions required under paragraphs 1 (a) and 1 (b) of Article 4 of the Convention and paragraphs 2 (c) and 2 (d) of Article 13 of the Convention, are invited to do so and to report, through their designated focal points, any subsequent significant change in that information.	Please make submissions to the Secretariat using the standardized forms (national definitions form ; import/export prohibitions form) or through the national reports for the year 2016 and subsequent years.	as soon as possible	yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
13. Basel Convention Partnership Programme
Partnership for Action on Challenges relating to E-waste
Parties, signatories and all other stakeholders, including manufacturers, recyclers, refurbishers, academia, relevant e-waste platforms, non-governmental and intergovernmental organizations and former partners of the Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment are invited to indicate their interest in being admitted as member of the working group of the Partnership.	-	31 August 2022	Francesca.cenni@un.org
Household Waste Partnership
a. Parties and others are invited to provide further comments on the draft overall guidance document on the environmentally sound management of household waste	UNEP/CHW.15/18/Rev.1/Add.1	15 October 2022	susan.wingfield@un.org; jost.dittkrist@un.org
b. Parties and others are invited to provide comments on the revised draft of the overall guidance document which is expected to be prepared by the working group by 15 December 2022, taking into account (a) the comments received prior to the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties; (b) the discussions at the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties; (c) any additional comments received by 15 October 2022; and (d) the outcomes of pilot projects or testing of the draft overall guidance document undertaken by Parties.	To be posted in due course	15 February 2023	susan.wingfield@un.org; jost.dittkrist@un.org
Partnership on Plastic Waste
Parties and others who have not yet nominated members to the working group are invited to do so and inform the Secretariat accordingly.	-	No deadline specified; information to be submitted as soon as possible.	susan.wingfield@un.org; melisa.lim@un.org
14. Synergies in preventing and combating illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes*
Parties are reminded to report cases of illegal traffic;	Prescribed form or table 9 of the format for national reporting	As appropriate	tatiana.terekhova@un.org
Parties are invited to provide best practices for preventing and combating illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes covered by the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, including the texts of any measures that have been adopted by them for that purpose.	-	As appropriate	tatiana.terekhova@un.org
15. Dates and venue of the next meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions*
Parties to submit offers to host the 2025 meetings of the conferences of the Parties for consideration during the meetings of the conferences of the Parties in 2023.	Parties	1 March 2023	david.ogden@un.org

List of Bureau representatives:

Africa region: Mr. Karim Ouamane (karim.ouamane@gmail.com) and Mr. Joseph Edmund (joseph.edmund@epa.gov.gh);
Asia and Pacific region: Ms. Rosa Vivien Ratnawati (kst.pslb3@gmail.com) and Mr. Mohamed Aman (maman@sce.gov.bh);
Eastern Europe region: Ms. Magda Gosk (m.gosk@gios.gov.pl) and Mr. Artak Khachatryan (artak.khachatryan@env.am);
GRULAC: Ms. María Eugenia Gonzales Anaya (megonzalez@sre.gob.mx) and Mr. Miguel Eduardo Ruiz Botero (migueleduardo.ruiz@cancilleria.gov.co);
WEOG: Mr Reginald Hernaus (reggie.hernaus@minienw.nl) and Ms. Lana Barbour (lana.barbour@awe.gov.au).

*Joint issues to the three conventions.

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