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UNITED NATIONS UNEP/FAO/RC/CC.2/1 Distr.: General Rotterdam Convention on the Prior 12 December 2023 Informed Consent Procedure for English only Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade Compliance Committee for the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade Second meeting Rome, 19–21 March 2024 Provisional agenda1 1. Opening of the meeting. 2. Adoption of the agenda. 3. Organizational matters: (a) Election of officers; (b) Organization of work. 4. Specific submissions regarding Party implementation and compliance: (a) Submission regarding Barbados; (b) Submission regarding Grenada; (c) Template for specific submissions by Parties. 5. Review of systemic issues of general compliance: (a) Laws, regulations, policies, procedures and other measures to implement the Rotterdam Convention; (b) Notifications of final regulatory actions; (c) Exports and imports of chemicals listed in Annex III; (d) Export notifications; (e) Information exchange; (f) Information submission; (g) Enhanced cooperation with the Committee Administering the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance of the Basel Convention. 6. Work Programme for the biennium 2026–2027. 7. Other matters. 8. Adoption of the report of the second meeting. 9. Closure of the meeting. 1 This document has not been formally edited. 121223 Saatja: "BRS Secretariat (No-Reply)" <[email protected]> Teema: Notification to observers - Second meeting of the Rotterdam Convention Compliance Committee, Rome, Italy, 19-21 March 2024 Kuupäev: 2023-12-14 15:59 Dear Madam, Dear Sir, Please find attached a notification to observers regarding the second meeting of the Compliance Committee of the Rotterdam Convention, which will be held from 19 to 21 March 2024 at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy. The provisional agenda of the meeting and registration form for observers are also attached to the present email. Yours faithfully, Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention ROTTERDAM CONVENTION Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention United Nations Environment Programme Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Office Address: International Environment House 1 Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy 11–13, chemin des Anémones, 1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland Tel.: +39 06 5705 2061 ¦ Fax: +39 06 5705 3224 ¦ E-mail: [email protected] Postal Address: c/o Palais des Nations, 8-14, avenue de la Paix, 1211 Geneva 10, Switzerland Tel.: +41 (0) 22 917 8271 ¦ Fax: +41 (0) 22 917 8098 ¦ E-mail: [email protected] NOTIFICATION TO OBSERVERS SECOND MEETING OF THE COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE OF THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION (CC-2) ROME, ITALY, 19-21 MARCH 2024 The second meeting of the Compliance Committee of the Rotterdam Convention (hereinafter referred to as “the Compliance Committee”) will be held from 19 to 21 March 2024 at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Viale delle Terme di Caracalla, 00153 Rome, Italy. The provisional agenda for the meeting (UNEP/FAO/RC/CC.2/1) is enclosed. Further meeting documents and other information on the arrangements for the meeting, including the tentative schedule of the meeting, will be made available on the website of the Rotterdam Convention: https://www.pic.int/TheConvention/ComplianceCommittee/Meetings/CC2/Overview/tabid/9729/language/en- US/Default.aspx The Compliance Committee has a double mandate: • Under its specific submission mandate, the Compliance Committee may assist individual Parties in resolving compliance difficulties on receipt of a valid submission; • Under its general review mandate, the Committee’s work can be initiated on request from the Conference of the Parties, or if the Committee decides based on information from Parties obtained by the Secretariat in carrying out its functions and submitted to the Committee that there is a need to examine the issue and report on it to the Conference of the Parties. Pursuant to the terms of reference of the Committee and the rules of procedures of the Conference of the Parties, applicable mutatis mutandis: • Meetings of the Committee are open to Parties and the public unless the Committee decides otherwise; • When the Committee is dealing with specific submissions, pursuant to paragraphs 12 or 13 of Annex VII to the Convention, the meetings shall be open to Parties and closed to the public unless the Party whose compliance is in question agrees otherwise. The Parties or observers to whom the meeting is open shall not have a right to participate in the meeting unless the Committee and the Party whose compliance is in question agree otherwise. Parties to the Rotterdam Convention and observers to meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention are hereby notified of the upcoming meeting. Representatives of Parties to the Convention as well as bodies and agencies that have already been admitted as observers to the meetings of the Conference of the Parties are invited to contact Mr Dan Dar-Ziv ([email protected]) before 15 January 2024 to register for the meeting. Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention 12 December 2023 To: Parties to the Rotterdam Convention Observers admitted to meetings of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention REGISTRATION FORM FOR OBSERVERS SECOND MEETING OF THE COMPLIANCE COMMITTEE OF THE ROTTERDAM CONVENTION ROME, ITALY, 19-21 March 2024 Please type clearly (do not use abbreviations) and return the completed form by 31 January 2024 t o: Mr Dan Dar-Ziv , Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention, UN E nvironment , International Environment House 1 (IEH-1) , 11-13 chemin des Anémones, CH-1219 Châtelaine, Geneva, Switzerland. E mail: [email protected] COUNTRY / O RGANIZATION Type of organization (please check one) : Government FORMCHECKBOX UN Specialized agency FORMCHECKBOX Regional Economic Integration Organization FORMCHECKBOX IGO FORMCHECKBOX NGO FORMCHECKBOX PARTICIPANT DATA: Mr. FORMCHECKBOX Ms. FORMCHECKBOX First name: Last name: Functional title : Section / Department: Name of organization / institution: Complete mailing address, street address or P.O. box, City, Country: Telephone (including country and city code) mobile number (including country code) E-mail address(es): Important note : Please note that financial assistance will not be provided for participation as observers in the meeting. Furthermore, observers will be responsible for making their own arrangements to participate in the meeting, including visa and hotel arrangements. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.