| a. Parties and observers are invited to nominate additional members to the small intersessional working group with specific knowledge and expertise in the evaluation of strategic plans, programmes, treaties or the national implementation of the Basel Convention to serve as a member of the working group |
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30 September 2023 |
andrea.lechner@un.org |
| b. Parties are invited to consider serving as lead country in the development of the renewed strategic framework and to inform the Secretariat of their willingness to do so |
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30 September 2023 |
andrea.lechner@un.org |
| a. Parties and observers are invited to nominate experts with relevant knowledge of and expertise in the implementation of the prior informed consent procedure to participate in the small intersessional working group |
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30 September 2023 |
tatiana.terekhova@un.org |
| b. Parties are invited to consider serving as lead countries for this work |
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30 September 2023 |
tatiana.terekhova@un.org |
| c. Parties and others 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 and initiatives to improve its functioning |
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30 September 2023 |
tatiana.terekhova@un.org |
| a. Parties and observers are invited to submit comments on the low persistent organic pollutant content values included in the general technical guidelines and in other technical guidelines, as appropriate; and examples of waste streams with low persistent organic pollutant content values above or below the values applied at the national level, along with related information, including on studies, taking into account relevant information available in the Stockholm Convention. |
UNEP/CHW.16/6/Add.1/Rev.1 (general technical guidelines) |
30 October 2023 |
melisa.lim@un.org |
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b. Parties are invited to indicate to the Secretariat their willingness to take the lead in updating or preparing the following technical guidelines:
(1) The general technical guidelines, taking into account decisions SC-11/9, SC-11/10 and SC-11/11;
(2) The technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with hexabromodiphenyl ether and heptabromodiphenyl ether, or tetrabromodiphenyl ether and pentabromodiphenyl ether, or decabromodiphenyl ether to include Dechlorane Plus, taking into account decision SC-11/10;
(3) The technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with the pesticides aldrin, alpha hexachlorocyclohexane, beta hexachlorocyclohexane, chlordane, chlordecone, dicofol, dieldrin, endrin, heptachlor, hexachlorobenzene, hexachlorobutadiene, lindane, mirex, pentachlorobenzene, pentachlorophenol and its salts, perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride, technical endosulfan and its related isomers or toxaphene or with hexachlorobenzene as an industrial chemical to include methoxychlor, taking into account decision SC-11/9;
(4) New technical guidelines on UV-328, taking into account decision SC-11/11.
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31 August 2023 |
melisa.lim@un.org |
| Parties and others are invited to submit the results of their use and/or testing of the technical guidelines to the Secretariat |
UNEP/CHW.16/INF/10/Rev.1 |
30 April 2024 |
carla.valle@un.org |
| a. Parties and others are invited to nominate additional experts to participate in the small intersessional working group |
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| b. Parties and others are invited to submit to the Secretariat comments on the draft updated technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of waste lead-acid batteries and on the draft technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of other waste batteries |
UNEP/CHW.16/INF/12/Rev.1 (technical guidelines on waste lead-acid batteries)
UNEP/CHW.16/INF/13/Rev.1 (technical guidelines on other waste batteries)
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30 September 2023 |
francesca.cenni@un.org |
| Parties and others to nominate additional experts to participate in the small intersessional working group |
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30 September 2023 |
melisa.lim@un.org |
| Parties and others are invited to provide information to the Secretariat with a view to assisting it in facilitating the inclusion of waste covered by the Basel Convention in the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System pursuant to decision BC-14/9 |
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No deadline specified; information to be submitted in response to future calls for information by the Secretariat. |
melisa.lim@un.org |
| Parties are invited to inform the Secretariat of the types of waste streams for which additional practical guidance on the development of inventories would be useful |
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31 December 2023 |
melisa.lim@un.org |
| 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 |
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31 July 2023 |
carla.valle@un.org |
| Parties and others are invited to submit comments on the further activities referred to in documents UNEP/CHW.16/INF/18 and UNEP/CHW.16/INF/62 |
UNEP/CHW.16/INF/18
UNEP/CHW.16/INF/62
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28 February 2024 |
kei.ohno@un.org |
| 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 |
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28 February 2024 |
mehrnoosh.azodi@un.org |
| a. Parties that appear to have transmitted an incomplete national report for 2018 or 2019 are encouraged to review the draft classifications of compliance performance prepared by the Committee and to provide feedback with a view to strengthening overall implementation of and compliance with paragraph 3 of Article 13 of the Convention. |
UNEP/CHW.16/INF/20 (draft classifications) |
The Secretariat will send a separate follow-up letter with additional information and a deadline. |
juliette.kohler@un.org |
| b. Parties, resident coordinators and UN country teams are encouraged to reply to the Committee’s questionnaire seeking information with a view to assessing the extent to which Parties with national reporting needs are including actions to address those needs in their cooperation frameworks. |
Online questionnaire for Parties and online questionnaire for RCs have been developed |
30 June 2023 |
juliette.kohler@un.org |
| c. The BCRCs and other organizations are encouraged to reply to the Committee’s questionnaire seeking information on their activities aimed at assisting Parties in transmitting their national reports. |
Online questionnaire developed |
14 July 2023 |
juliette.kohler@un.org |
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d.
(1) BCRCs and other organizations are encouraged to reply to the questionnaire seeking information on their activities aimed at assisting Parties in enhancing coordination between their competent authorities and enforcement entities and their activities aimed at disseminating guidance and tools developed under the Convention to prevent and combat illegal traffic.
(2) Parties are encouraged to reply to the questionnaire seeking information on their activities to enhance coordination and increase the flow of information between their competent authorities and enforcement entities, and between themselves and the Secretariat.
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Online questionnaire for Parties and online questionnaire for organizations developed |
14 July 2023 |
juliette.kohler@un.org |
| e. The 110 Parties that transmitted a report for 2019 are encouraged to review the draft classification of Parties’ compliance performance in relation to the obligations set out in Article 9 of the Convention, prepared using the legislator’s checklist, and to provide feedback with a view to strengthening progress towards overall implementation of and compliance with Article 9 of the Convention. |
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1 September 2023 |
juliette.kohler@un.org |
| f. Parties that have yet to undertake a self-review of their legislation implementing the Convention using the legislator’s checklist are invited to do so and to also provide, where applicable, information on their legislative implementation of the Ban Amendment, plastic waste amendments and e-waste amendments. |
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The Secretariat will send a separate follow up letter with additional information and a deadline. |
juliette.kohler@un.org |
| g. Parties that have yet to indicate whether they have national legislation implementing the Convention or have already indicated that they do not have such legislation are invited to engage with the Committee within the scope of its 2024–2025 work programme. |
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The Secretariat will send a separate follow up letter with additional information and a deadline. |
juliette.kohler@un.org |
| h. BCRCs and other organizations are encouraged to reply to the Committee’s questionnaire seeking information on their activities aimed at assisting Parties in developing legal frameworks for the implementation of the Basel Convention. |
Online questionnaire developed |
14 July 2023 |
juliette.kohler@un.org |
| a. Parties are invited to continue to share information on best practices in preventing and combating illegal traffic and to report cases of illegal traffic |
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As necessary |
yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org |
| b. Parties that have not yet provided the Secretariat with information on national definitions of hazardous wastes as 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 information on 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 encouraged to do so and to report, through their designated focal points, any subsequent significant change in that information |
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Submit information as soon as possible through the designated focal point |
yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org |
| a. Developing-country Parties and Parties with economies in transition are invited to submit to the Secretariat information on their needs for technical assistance and technology transfer, in accordance with the provisions of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions. |
Online questionnaire |
31 May 2024
(updated deadline) |
lina.fortelius@un.org |
| b. Developed-country Parties and others with the capacity to do so are invited to submit to the Secretariat information on the technical assistance and technology that they have available to be transferred, in accordance with the provisions of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, to developing country Parties and Parties with economies in transition. |
Online questionnaire |
31 May 2024
(updated deadline) |
lina.fortelius@un.org |
| a. Parties and others who have not yet nominated members to the working group and who wish to do so are invited to inform the Secretariat of their nominations |
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No deadline specified; information to be submitted as soon as possible. |
Francesca.cenni@un.org |
| b. Entities with a specific mandate to deliver implementation and enforcement capacity-building activities that could assist Parties to the Basel Convention in preventing and combating illegal traffic of hazardous wastes and other wastes are invited to consider sending a duly motivated request to the Chair of the Network regarding admission as members of the Network |
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No deadline specified; information to be submitted as appropriate. |
tatiana.terekhova@un.org |
| c. Parties and others are invited to provide comments on the revised draft overall guidance document on the environmentally sound management of household waste |
UNEP/CHW.16/19/Add.2 |
30 September 2023 |
susan.wingfield@un.org;
Jost.dittkrist@un.org |
| d. Parties and others who have not yet nominated members to the working group and who wish to do so are invited to inform the Secretariat of their nominations |
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No deadline specified; information to be submitted as soon as possible. |
susan.wingfield@un.org;
melisa.lim@un.org |
| a. Parties to the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions are encouraged to voluntarily provide information about cases of international trade in hazardous chemicals occurring in contravention of the conventions |
Form for submission |
As appropriate |
tatiana.terekhova@un.org |
| b. Parties to the Basel Convention 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 |
| c. 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 and to voluntarily share information through the Secretariat on action taken to implement and enforce the trade control measures, as well as on challenges Parties may be facing |
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As appropriate |
tatiana.terekhova@un.org |
| a. Parties are invited to submit offers to host the 2027 meetings of the conferences of the Parties for consideration during the meetings of the conferences of the Parties in 2025. |
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28 January 2025 |
david.ogden@un.org |