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1. Work to improve the prior informed consent
procedure
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a. Parties are invited to share information on
whether they accept only paper notification and movement document forms,
whether they accept both paper and electronic notification documentation or
whether they accept only electronic notification documentation, as well as to
provide details of the rationale for the approach adopted
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30
September 2025
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yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
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b. Parties are invited to submit views on
possible solutions to address challenges related to the language of the
notification and movement document forms and other challenges reported by
Parties in response to sub-question 4 (a) (i) of the national reporting
format and as available on the reporting dashboard
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30
September 2025
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yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
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c. Parties are invited to share information
on approaches taken regarding the costs of processing the notification and
movement documents, including approaches to recover such costs and, where
possible, details of the rationale for the approaches taken
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30
September 2025
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yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
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d. Parties are invited to transmit views on
the use of defined time periods for notification handling, such as the
sending of acknowledgments, and notification decision-making, including views
on the time periods that would be acceptable to Parties
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30
September 2025
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yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
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e. Parties are invited to transmit
information on how they implement paragraph 5 of Article 6 of the Convention,
and on how they address specific situations when their interpretations or
definitions of waste differ, including information on how Parties address
such situations in their national legislation
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30
September 2025
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yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
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f. Parties are invited to consider serving
as lead country in the work to improve the functioning of the PIC
procedure
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30
September 2025
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yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
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g. Parties and observers are invited to
submit comments on further options for improving the functioning of the PIC
procedure, taking into account decision BC-17/2 and the report set out in UNEP/CHW.17/INF/6
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30
September 2025
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yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
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2. Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with persistent organic pollutants
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a. Parties and
observers are invited to submit comments on the general technical guidelines, in particular on the low persistent organic pollutant content values
included therein, 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, together with methods and
methodologies for the determination of the low persistent organic pollutant
content values, taking into account relevant information available in the
Stockholm Convention
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UNEP/CHW.17/5/Add.1/Rev.1 (general technical guidelines)
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30
September 2025
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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:
(i) The general technical guidelines (UNEP/CHW.17/5/Add.1/Rev.1),
taking into account decisions SC-12/9, SC-12/10 and SC-12/12;
(ii) 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 (POP Pesticides)
(UNEP/CHW.17/5/Add.3/Rev.1), taking into account decision SC-12/9;
(iii) The technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management
of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with short-chain
chlorinated paraffins (SCCP) (UNEP/CHW.14/7/Add.2/Rev.1), taking into account
decision SC-12/10;
(iv) Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of
wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with perfluorooctane
sulfonic acid (PFOS), its salts and perfluorooctane sulfonyl fluoride
(PFOSF), perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds,
and perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS related
compounds (UNEP/CHW.16/6/Add.2/Rev.1), taking into account decision SC-12/12.
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31 August 2025
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melisa.lim@un.org
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3. 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
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Parties
and others are invited to submit the results of their use and/or testing of
the technical guidelines (UNEP/CHW.16/INF/10/Rev.1) to the Secretariat
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UNEP/CHW.16/INF/10/Rev.1
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30 September 2025
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carla.valle@un.org
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4. Technical guidelines on the environmentally
sound management of waste lead-acid batteries and on other waste batteries
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a. Parties and others are invited to nominate additional experts to
participate in the small intersessional working group
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31 August 2025
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francesca.cenni@un.org
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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
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UNEP/CHW.17/INF/76/Rev.1 (technical guidelines on waste lead-acid
batteries)
UNEP/CHW.17/INF/9/Rev.1 (technical guidelines on other waste
batteries)
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31 August 2025
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francesca.cenni@un.org
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5. Technical
guidelines on the environmentally sound management of used and waste
pneumatic tyres
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Parties and others
are invited to submit to the Secretariat comments on the draft updated
technical guidelines
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UNEP/CHW.17/INF/10/Rev.1
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30 September
2025
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melisa.lim@un.org
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6. Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound
management of rubber wastes
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Parties
and others are invited to provide views on whether to update the technical
guidelines on rubber wastes
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28
February 2026
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melisa.lim@un.org
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7. Cooperation with the World Customs Organization on
the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
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Parties and
others are invited to submit comments on the draft proposal to amend the
Harmonized System with respect to slag, ash and residues containing selenium
and tellurium
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UNEP/CHW.17/INF/11, annex II
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30 June 2025
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melisa.lim@un.org
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Parties are
invited to inform the Secretariat of the types of wastes covered by the Basel
Convention which should be proposed for inclusion in the Harmonized System
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30 September
2025
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melisa.lim@un.org
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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 System
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No deadline
specified; information to be submitted in response to future calls for
information by the Secretariat
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melisa.lim@un.org
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8. National
reporting
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Parties are
invited to provide comments on the 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.17/INF/12
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30 September 2025
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juliette.kohler@un.org
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9. Electronic approaches
to the notification and movement documents
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Parties are
invited to consider serving as lead countries for the work on electronic
approaches to the notification and movement documents
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31 July 2025
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carla.valle@un.org
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Parties and
observers are invited to nominate experts with experience in developing software
in the areas of trade, customs or related areas, and 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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31 August 2025
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carla.valle@un.org
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Parties and
observers willing to do so are invited to work on pilot projects on
electronic approaches to the notification and movement documents
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No deadline
defined
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carla.valle@un.org
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10. Further
consideration of plastic waste
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Parties and
others are invited to provide comments on the plastic waste amendments,
particularly regarding their implementation, challenges and impacts, as
applicable
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Decision BC-14/12
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28 February 2026
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kei.ohno@un.org
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Parties and
others are invited to provide comments on the draft report to be prepared by
the Secretariat, taking into account the outcome of the consideration of the
compilation of comments received on the plastic waste amendments by the
OEWG-15
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18 January 2027
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kei.ohno@un.org
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Parties and
others are invited to submit comments on possible further activities that
could be conducted under the Convention on plastic waste
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No deadline
specified;
28 February 2026
is proposed in line with document preparation deadlines for the fifteenth
meeting of the Open-ended Working Group
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kei.ohno@un.org
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11. Follow-up to the adoption of the e-waste
amendments
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Parties are
invited to consider serving as lead country for the development of a guidance
document on the identification of electrical and electronic waste under the
new entries adopted by decision BC-15/18, as called for by decision BC-17/12.
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31 July 2025
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carla.valle@un.org
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12. Waste
containing nanomaterials
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Parties and observers
are invited to make available any new information related to activities aimed
at addressing issues related to waste containing nanomaterials
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31 December 2025
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mehrnoosh.azodi@un.org
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13. Committee Administering the Mechanism for
Promoting Implementation and Compliance
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National reporting: integration into the United Nations
Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks
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a. Parties, resident coordinators and UN country teams are encouraged,
with the support of the Secretariat, as appropriate, to share information on
best practices and support country-level efforts regarding the integration
into Cooperation Frameworks of national reporting needs under the Basel
Convention
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No deadline specified; information to be submitted as appropriate
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juliette.kohler@un.org
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National reporting: tables 4 and 5 of the reporting format
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b. Parties are invited
to share their views on possible adjustments to the electronic reporting
format (e.g. to allow the Party
to clarify the source of the amount reported), the manual for completing the
format for national reporting and the draft user manual, given the different
practices among Parties on how to determine the amount of wastes to be
reported in tables 4 and 5
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No deadline
specified
30 September
2025 is proposed to align with the meeting of the Implementation and
Compliance Committee
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juliette.kohler@un.org
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c. Parties are
invited to provide comments on different approaches used to classify wastes
in Annexes VIII and IX to the Convention and on any challenges faced in
classifying wastes, taking into account the information set out in the
revised report reviewing the information provided in tables 4 and 5 of the
national reports for the years 2020 and 2021
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UNEP/CHW/CC.16/3/Add.5/Rev.1
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No deadline
specified
30 September
2025 is proposed to align with the meeting of the Implementation and
Compliance Committee
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juliette.kohler@un.org
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National legislation: self-review of legislation implementing the
Basel Convention
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d. Parties that have yet to do so are encouraged to conduct a self-review
of their legislation implementing the Convention, including, where
appropriate, the Ban Amendment, plastic waste amendments and e-waste
amendments
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No deadline
specified
30 September
2025 is proposed to align with the meeting of the Implementation and
Compliance Committee
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juliette.kohler@un.org
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National legislation: texts of national
legislation and other measures, and activities of the Secretariat aimed at
assisting Parties in reviewing or developing legislation implementing the
Basel Convention
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e. Parties are invited to continue to provide
full information, including up-to-date texts of national legislation in
response to question 1 (c) of the national reporting format, on measures to
implement and enforce the provisions of the Convention
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No deadline
specified; information to be submitted as soon as possible
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juliette.kohler@un.org
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Illegal traffic: national coordination mechanisms
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f. BCRCs and other organizations are
invited to cooperate with the Committee in the fulfilment of their mandates
to do so, including by completing questionnaires seeking information from
them
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The Secretariat
will send separate follow up letters with additional information and
deadlines, as appropriate
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juliette.kohler@un.org
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Illegal traffic: dialogue with Basel Convention regional and
coordinating centres, international organizations and compliance bodies
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g. Parties are
invited to investigate the linkages between illegal trafficking and other
crimes, in particular financial crimes and corruption, as a means of
strengthening their efforts to prevent and punish illegal traffic
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No deadline specified
30 September 2025
is proposed to align with the meeting of the Implementation and Compliance
Committee
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juliette.kohler@un.org
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Country
contacts
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h. Parties are
reminded of the importance of informing the Secretariat, within one month of
the date of the relevant decision, of any changes regarding the designation
of their focal points or competent authorities, pursuant to Article 5,
paragraph 3, of the Convention, and of providing complete contact information
for the same
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Submit information as soon as possible through the designated focal
point
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juliette.kohler@un.org
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14. Providing further legal clarity
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a. Parties are
invited to submit to the Secretariat comments on any need to develop
explanations, technical guidelines or guidance in relation to the disposal
operations in Annex IV
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30 September
2025
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juliette.kohler@un.org
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b. Parties and
observers are invited to submit their views on whether or not there is the
need for, as well as potential suggestions for, including in Annex IV new
operations addressed in the revised amendment proposals on Annex IV to the
Basel Convention developed by the expert working group on the review of
annexes (UNEP/CHW.17/13/Add.1) and discussed
but not agreed on at the present meeting of the Conference of the Parties,
for consideration by OEWG-16 and COP-19
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1 January 2028
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juliette.kohler@un.org
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15. National legislation, notifications,
enforcement of the Convention and efforts to combat illegal traffic
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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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Please submit information
about cases of illegal traffic using the prescribed form or table 9 of
the format for national reporting
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As necessary
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jackline.wanjiru@un.org
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b. Parties, particularly those that have
yet to do so, are urged to provide the Secretariat with texts of their
national legislation, including by providing revised or updated legislation
for publishing on the website of the Convention, and of other measures
adopted to implement and enforce the Convention
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As necessary
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jackline.wanjiru@un.org
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c. 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
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jackline.wanjiru@un.org
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16. Basel
Convention Partnership Programme
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I: Partnership for Action on Challenges relating to E-waste
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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
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francesca.cenni@un.org
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b.
Parties and others are invited to provide comments on the draft guidance
documents on the environmentally sound repair and refurbishment of used and
waste equipment of television screens, audio and video equipment and the
environmentally sound management of their waste; and on the environmentally
sound repair and refurbishment of used and waste refrigerators and cooling
and heating equipment and the environmentally sound management of their waste
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UNEP/CHW.17/INF/45
(television screens, audio and video equipment)
UNEP/CHW.17/INF/46
(efrigerators
and cooling and heating equipment)
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31 August 2025
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francesca.cenni@un.org
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II: Environmental Network for Optimizing Regulatory Compliance on
Illegal Traffic
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c. 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
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jackline.wanjiru@un.org
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III: Household Waste Partnership
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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
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susan.wingfield@un.org; jost.dittkrist@un.org
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IV: Partnership on Plastic Waste
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e. 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
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susan.wingfield@un.org; melisa.lim@un.org
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17. Framework to develop a resource
mobilization strategy for the African and Latin America and the Caribbean
regions*
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Parties from the African and Latin America and the
Caribbean regions and other relevant stakeholders to provide information on possible
elements useful for developing a resource mobilization strategy from
non-State actors for the relevant regions
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An online questionnaire
will be made available on the conventions’ websites to enable responses to
this request.
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31 October 2025
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frank-michael.moser@un.org
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18. Work programme of the Open-ended Working
Group for the period 2026–2027
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Parties and observers are invited to submit comments,
including relevant data where applicable, regarding experiences, challenges
and costs related to trade in used textiles and textile wastes, as well as
views on how transboundary movements of textile wastes and their management
could be addressed under the Basel Convention
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15 November 2025
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susan.wingfield@un.org
carla.valle@un.org
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19. Synergies in
preventing and combating illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and
wastes*
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a. Parties to
the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions to voluntarily provide information
about cases of international trade in hazardous chemicals occurring in
contravention of the conventions
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Please submit
information about cases of illegal traffic using the prescribed
form
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No deadline
specified; information to be submitted as soon as possible
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jackline.wanjiru@un.org
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b. Parties to
the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions to provide best practices for
preventing and combating illegal trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes
covered by the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions and to continue to share
information on actions taken to implement and enforce the trade control
measures, as well as on challenges Parties may be facing
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No deadline
specified; information to be submitted as soon as possible
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jackline.wanjiru@un.org
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c. Parties to
provide the following information related to HS codes for products containing
POPs:
(i) The specific products to be
identified in the HS, the POPs and levels thereof in such products;
(ii) Codes of more than six-digits that
already exist in national statistical nomenclatures for identifying products
containing POPs;
(iii) Specific products and POPs in such products
for which codes of more than six-digits are needed;
(iv) Measures, other than or supplementary to the
use of custom codes, that exist at the national and regional levels to
monitor the trade in products containing chemicals, including POPs, and for
implementing related trade provisions.
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31 December 2025
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melisa.lim@un.org
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d. Entities,
Basel Convention and Stockholm Convention regional centres, and relevant
global and regional enforcement networks to inform the Secretariat on
activities undertaken to assist BRS Parties in preventing and combating
illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes, taking into
consideration the workplan on strengthening Parties’ capacity to provide such
information
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No deadline
specified; information to be submitted as possible
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jackline.wanjiru@un.org
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20. Venue and dates
of the next meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel,
Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions*
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Parties to
submit offers to host the 2029 meetings of the conferences of the Parties for
consideration during the meetings of the conferences of the Parties in 2027
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If possible by 8
January 2027
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andrea.lechner@un.org
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