| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/1 | Scenario note for the tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
I. Introduction
1. The present scenario note is intended to assist representatives in preparing for the tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal by communicating information regarding initial planning activity and expectations for the meeting.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/2 | Tentative schedule for the meeting |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
A tentative schedule for the tenth meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal is set out in the annex to the present note. The schedule will be adjusted as work progresses. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/3 | Revised draft practical manuals for the promotion of the environmentally sound management of wastes |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in the note by the Secretariat on developing guidelines for environmentally sound management (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/3), the annex to the present note contains the revised set of draft practical manuals for the promotion of the environmentally sound management of wastes, prepared by the expert working group on environmentally sound management on the basis of the comments received from parties and others. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/4 | Revised draft factsheets on specific waste streams |  |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
1. As referred to in the note by the Secretariat on developing guidelines for environmentally
sound management (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/3), the annex to the present note presents a set of revised
draft factsheets on specific waste streams prepared by the expert working group on environmentally
sound management.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/5 | Draft outline of guidance to assist parties in developing efficient strategies for achieving the prevention and minimization of the generation of hazardous and other wastes and their disposal |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in the notes by the Secretariat on developing guidelines for environmentally sound management (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/3) and on the Cartagena Declaration on the Prevention, Minimization and Recovery of Hazardous Wastes and Other Wastes (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/4), the annex to the present note sets out a draft outline for guidance to assist parties in developing efficient strategies for achieving the prevention and minimization of the generation of hazardous and other wastes and their disposal. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/6 | Inventory, categorization and analysis of existing Basel Convention documents related to environmentally sound management |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
1. As referred to in the note by the Secretariat on developing guidelines for environmentally sound management (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/3), the annexes to the present note set out the following documents:
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/7 | Report of the activities undertaken by the expert working group on environmentally sound management |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in the note by the Secretariat on developing guidelines for environmentally sound management (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/3), the annex to the present note sets out a report of the activities undertaken by the expert working group on environmentally sound management. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/8 | Report including a proposal for a list of hazardous waste streams for which practical guidance on inventory could be developed |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in the note by the Secretariat on national reporting (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/6), the annex to the present note contains a report including a proposal for a list of hazardous wastes streams for which more detailed practical guidance on developing inventories could be developed. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/9 | Guidance on the implementation of the Basel Convention provisions dealing with the consequences of illegal traffic (paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Article 9) |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in the note by the Secretariat on consultation with the Committee Administering the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance of the Basel Convention (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/7), the annex to the present note contains draft guidance developed by the Committee Administering the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance with the Basel Convention on the implementation of the Basel Convention provisions dealing with the consequences of illegal traffic (paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Article 9 ). The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/9/Rev.1 | Guidance on the implementation of the Basel Convention provisions dealing with the consequences of illegal traffic (paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Article 9) |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
1. At its tenth meeting, the Open-ended Working Group welcomed the work undertaken by the Committee Administering the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance of the Basel Convention and the opportunity to be consulted in the context of the Committee’s development of guidance on the implementation of paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of Article 9 of the Convention set out in document UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/9.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/10 | Revised glossary of terms |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in the note by the Secretariat on providing further legal clarity (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/8), the annex to the present note contains the revised glossary of terms reflecting the outcome of the third meeting of the small intersessional working group on legal clarity. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/11 | Views received from parties and others on the review of Annexes I, III and IV and related aspects of Annex IX to the Basel Convention |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in the note by the Secretariat on providing further legal clarity (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/8), the annex to the present note contains views received from parties and others in relation to the review of Annexes I, III and IV and related aspects of Annex IX to the Basel Convention. Views were received from Canada, the European Union and its member States, the United States of America, Bureau of International Recycling and Hazardous Waste Europe. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/12 | Report on the review of Annex IV and related aspects of Annex IX to the Basel Convention |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in the note by the Secretariat on providing further legal clarity (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/8), the annex to the present note contains a report on the review of Annex IV and related aspects of Annex IX to the Basel Convention. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/13 | Documents developed by the Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
1. As referred to in the note by the Secretariat on Partnership for Action on Computing Equipment (PACE) (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/9), the annexes to the present note set out the following documents developed by the Working Group of the PACE to complete some of the outstanding tasks from the 2014–2015 work programme:
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/14 | Draft concept note for a household waste partnership |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in the note by the Secretariat on creating innovative solutions through the Basel Convention for the environmentally sound management of household waste (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/10), the annex to the present note sets out the draft concept note for a household waste partnership. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/15 | Revised draft guidance manual on how to improve the sea-land interface |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in the note by the Secretariat on cooperation between the Basel Convention and the International Maritime Organization (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/11), the annex to the present note contains the revised draft guidance manual on how to improve the sea-land interface prepared by the Secretariat on the basis of the comments received from parties and others. The comments received from parties and others are available on the website of the Basel Convention. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/16 | Cooperation with the World Customs Organization on the Harmonized Commodity Description and Coding System |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
1. In its decision BC-10/10, on the review of cooperation with the World Customs Organization (WCO) and its Harmonized System Committee, the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal requested the Secretariat to pursue its cooperation with the secretariat of the Organization and the Organization’s Harmonized System Committee, Harmonized System Review Subcommittee and Scientific Subcommittee. At its twelfth meeting, the Conference of the Parties took note of the Secretariat’s report on the progress of its work with the secretariat of the WCO.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/17/Rev.1 | Report on financial matters from January 2014 to April 2016 |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
I. Introduction
1. In paragraph 25 of its decision BC-12/25, the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal requested the Executive Secretary to report to the Open-ended Working Group and to the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties on all sources of income received, including the reserve and fund balances and interest, together with actual, provisional and projected expenditures and commitments, and to report on all expenditures against the agreed budget lines.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/18 | Draft technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with hexachlorobutadiene |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in the note by the Secretariat on technical guidelines (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/5), the small intersessional working group on persistent organic pollutant wastes prepared the draft technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with hexachlorobutadiene, as set out in the annex to the present note. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/19 | Draft technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
As referred to in the note by the Secretariat on technical guidelines (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/5), the small intersessional working group on persistent organic pollutant wastes prepared the draft technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with pentachlorophenol and its salts and esters, as set out in the annex to the present note. The present note, including its annex, has not been formally edited.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/20 | Draft updated technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated terphenyls, polychlorinated naphthalenes or polybrominated biphenyls including hexabromobiphenyl |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
1. As referred to in the note by the Secretariat on technical guidelines (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/5), the small intersessional working group on persistent organic pollutant wastes updated the technical guidelines on environmentally sound management of wastes consisting of, containing or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls, polychlorinated terphenyls or polybrominated biphenyls, including hexabromobiphenyl adopted by decision BC-12/3, to include polychlorinated naphthalenes, as set out in the annex to the present note.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/21 | Draft updated technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes containing or contaminated with unintentionally produced polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans, hexachlorobenzene, polychlorinated biphenyls, pentachlorobenzene or polychlorinated naphthalenes |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
1. As referred to in the note by the Secretariat on technical guidelines (UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/5), the small intersessional working group on persistent organic pollutant wastes updated the technical guidelines on the environmentally sound management of wastes containing or contaminated with unintentionally produced polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans, hexachlorobenzene, polychlorinated biphenyls or pentachlorobenzene adopted by decision BC-12/3, to include polychlorinated naphthalenes, as set out in the annex to the present note.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/22 | Summary of comments received from parties and others on issues mentioned in paragraph 5 of decision BC-12/5 and on appendix V of the interim 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 |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
1. As referred to in document UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/5, parties and others were invited to provide comments on the issues mentioned in paragraph 5 of decision BC-12/5 and on appendix V of the interim 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.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/23 | Compilation of comments on low persistent organic pollutant contents |   |
|
|
Note by the Secretariat
1. As referred to in document UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/5, the work programme of the Open-ended Working Group for the biennium 2016–2017 included the work towards a review of all provisional low persistent organic pollutant content values in the technical guidelines referred to in paragraph 2 of decision BC-12/3.
|
|
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/24 | List of pre-session documents by agenda item |   |
| |
| UNEP/CHW/OEWG.10/INF/25 | List of participants |   |
| |