Call for information in follow-up to the fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group

At the fourteenth meeting held from 25 to 28 June 2024, the Open-ended Working Group agreed to invite Parties, observers and others, as applicable, to provide written comments to the Secretariat on various products reflecting the outcomes of the meeting.

A letter inviting the submission of comments and information as agreed by the Open-ended Working Group at its fourteenth meeting was sent to Parties and observers on 24 July 2024. A compilation of timelines for transmitting such comments was annexed to the letter.

Follow-up letter related to the invitations to provide written comments on the various products reflecting the outcomes of the meeting

 
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Follow-up to the invitations to provide written comments at the fourteenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (Geneva, 25 to 28 June 2024)325.75 K

Specific invitations to provide written comments

Invitations Documents for commenting Deadline Information/
Comments received
Strategic framework
Comments on the draft renewed strategic framework for the implementation of the Basel Convention 
UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/3/Rev.1
By 31 August 2024
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Work to improve the functioning of the prior informed consent procedure
Comments on the draft report on challenges in the implementation of the prior informed consent procedure and best practices, possible approaches and initiatives to improve its functioning, as well as options for possible ways forward and views on which options the Conference of the Parties at its seventeenth meeting should identify to work on as a priority
UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/4/Rev.1
By 31 August 2024

Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with persistent organic pollutants
Comments on the draft guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with persistent organic pollutants

UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/5/Rev.1
UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/6/Rev.2
UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/7/Rev.1
UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/8/Rev.1

By 31 August 2024

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
Invitation to use and/or test, on a pilot basis, the 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 and to submit the results of their use and/or testing to the Secretariat for consideration by the expert working group
UNEP/CHW.16/INF/10/Rev.1
By 31 August 2024
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Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of waste lead-acid batteries and on other waste batteries
Comments on the draft updated technical guidelines on ESM of WLAB and draft technical guidelines on ESM of other waste batteries

UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/9/Rev.1
UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/10/Rev.1

By 31 August 2024

Technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of used and waste pneumatic tyres
Comments on the draft updated technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of used and waste pneumatic tyres
UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/11/Rev.1
By 31 August 2024

National reporting

Comments on:
a)  The types of waste streams for which additional practical guidance on the development of inventories would be useful
b)  The possible revisions to table 9 of the reporting format and to the manual for completing the format for national reporting

a) UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/5

b) UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/13
By 30 September 2024

Further consideration of plastic waste
Comments on 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 well as in the consideration by the intergovernmental negotiating committee referred to in paragraph 1 of resolution 5/14 of the United Nations Environment Assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme
UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/15/Rev.1
By 31 December 2024
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Waste containing nanomaterials
Invitation to provide 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
UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/8
By 31 December 2024
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Amendments to Annexes II, VIII and IX on e-waste
Comments on the overview of proposed updates to documents listed in paragraph 1 of decision BC-16/12
UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/9, annex
By 31 December 2024

Basel Convention Partnership Programme
Comments on the draft guidance document on television screens and video and audio equipment, on the guidance document on refrigerators and cooling and heating equipment, and on the draft programme of work of the working group of the Partnership for the biennium 2026–2027

UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/31
UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/32

UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/33, annex II
By 31 August 2024

Comments on the further revised draft of the overall guidance document on the environmentally sound management of household waste
UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/34
By 31 August 2024
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Cooperation with the World Customs Organization on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System
Invitation to provide information to the Secretariat, with a view to assisting it in preparing proposals for amending the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System with respect to the types of wastes set out in subparagraph 3 (a) of decision BC-14/9 for which no proposals have yet been developed
UNEP/CHW/OEWG.14/INF/37, annex I
By 30 September 2024