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UNITED BC NATIONS RC SC UNEP/CHW.16/INF/2 UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.11/INF/2 UNEP/POPS/COP.11/INF/2 Basel Convention on the Control of Distr.: General Transboundary Movements of 23 January 2023 Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal English only Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants Conference of the Parties Conference of the Parties Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention to the Rotterdam Convention to the Stockholm Convention on the Control of Transboundary on the Prior Informed Consent on Persistent Organic Pollutants Movements of Hazardous Wastes Procedure for Certain Hazardous Eleventh meeting and Their Disposal Chemicals and Pesticides in Geneva, 1–12 May 2023 Sixteenth meeting International Trade Item 3 (b) of the provisional Geneva, 1–12 May 2023 Eleventh meeting agenda1*** Item 3 (b) of the provisional agenda* Geneva, 1–12 May 2023 Organizational matters: Item 3 (b) of the provisional agenda** Organizational matters: organization of work organization of work Organizational matters: organization of work Tentative schedule of work of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions Note by the Secretariat The annexes to the present note contain a tentative schedule of work for the meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (annex I) and a list of possible contact and other groups (annex II). The tentative schedule of work, which was agreed to by the bureaux of the conferences of the Parties to the three conventions at their joint meeting on 18 January 2023, is provisional and could be subject to changes before or during the two weeks of the meetings.1 The present note, including its annexes, has not been formally edited. * UNEP/CHW.16/1. ** UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.11/1. *** UNEP/POPS/COP.11/1. 1 Participants may wish to take into account that each of the sessions of the conferences of the Parties may last longer or begin earlier, subject to the decisions taken by the bureaux, which would be expected to meet each morning from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. to agree on the order of business for the day, and by the conferences of the Parties. Delegates are therefore advised to allow for a certain level of flexibility when making travel arrangements. 230123  UNEP/CHW.16/INF/2–UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.11/INF/2–UNEP/POPS/COP.11/INF/2 Annex I Tentative schedule of work of the 2023 meetings of the conferences of the Parties1 Sat, 6 Mon, 1 May 2023 Tue, 2 May 2023 Wed, 3 May 2023 Thu, 4 May 2023 Fri, 5 May 2023 May 2023 BC Item 1: Opening of the meeting Joint sessions of the COPs: Joint sessions of the COPs: Joint sessions of the COPs: Joint sessions of the COPs: BC Item 2: Adoption of the agenda Reports of contact groups Reports of contact groups Reports of contact groups Reports of contact groups RC Item 1: Opening of the meeting Joint sessions of the COPs: Session of SC COP-11: Session of SC COP-11: Session of BC COP-16: RC Item 2: Adoption of the agenda BC Item 4 (cont.) Item 5 (cont.) Consideration of the outcomes of the Item 4 (cont.) SC Item 1: Opening of the meeting (d) Technical assistance; (a) Measures to reduce or eliminate releases contact groups and draft decisions (b) Scientific and technical matters SC Item 2: Adoption of the agenda RC Item 5: Matters related to the from intentional production and use (cont.): Item 4: Rules of procedure. (cont.): Joint sessions of the COPs: implementation of the Convention (iii) Polychlorinated biphenyls; (i) Technical guidelines (cont.) No formal meetings BC Item 3; RC Item 3; SC Item 3: (e) Technical assistance; (b) Measures to reduce or eliminate releases (except POPs wastes); SC Item 5 (cont.) from unintentional production; Joint sessions of the COPs: (a) Strategic issues: Organizational matters BC Item 6; RC Item 7; SC Item 7: Morning session (b) Organization of work; (f) Technical assistance; (d) Implementation plans; (i) Strategic framework; BC Item 4 (c) (cont.) (i) Mechanism (h) Reporting pursuant to Article 15; Enhancing cooperation and (ii) Improving the functioning of 10 a.m.– (a) Election of officers; for Promoting Implementation and coordination among BRS the PIC procedure; 1 p.m. (c) Credentials; 3 Compliance of the Basel Convention; (c) Synergies in preventing and (iii) Development of guidelines BC Item 4: Matters related to the RC Item 5 (cont.) (d) Compliance; combating illegal traffic and trade in for environmentally sound implementation of the Convention hazardous chemicals and wastes; (b) Scientific and technical matters: SC Item 5 (cont.) (j) Compliance;2 BC Item 9; RC Item 10; SC Item 10: management; BC Item 7; RC Item 8; SC Item 8: (c) Legal, compliance and (i) Technical guidelines (POPs wastes); Venue and date of the next COPs. governance matters (cont.): SC Item 5: Matters related to the Programme of work and budget. BC Item 10; RC Item 11; SC Item BC Item 8; RC Item 9; SC Item 9: (i) Committee Administering the implementation of the Convention 11: Other matters (admission of Mechanism for Promoting (c) Measures to reduce or eliminate releases Implementation of the MOU observers). between UNEP and the COPs and Implementation and Compliance from wastes; of the Basel Convention (cont.); FAO for RC. Session of BC COP-16: Item 4 (cont.) Session of SC COP-11: Item 5 Session of RC COP-11: Item 5 (cont.) Session of SC COP-11: Session of SC COP-11: (b) Scientific and technical matters (cont.): (cont.) (c) Enhancing the effectiveness of the Consideration of the outcomes of the Consideration of the outcomes of (i) Technical guidelines (cont.) (except POPs (j) Compliance (cont.); Convention;5 contact groups and draft decisions the contact groups and draft wastes); (i) Effectiveness evaluation; Item 11: Other matters (cont.). decisions Joint sessions of the COPs: (c) Legal, compliance and governance (a) Measures to reduce or eliminate Item 12: Adoption of the report. No formal meetings BC Item 4 (cont.) (f) Financial resources; matters: releases from intentional production RC Item 5 (cont.) (f) Financial resources; (ii) Providing further legal clarity; 4 and use: SC Item 5 (cont.) (g) Financial resources Joint sessions of the COPs: Afternoon session (i) Exemptions; Adoption of the reports on and mechanisms; 3–6 p.m. (iv) Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, credentials. BC Item 5; RC Item 6; SC Item 6: its salts and perfluorooctane Session of SC COP-11: Item 5 International cooperation and sulfonyl fluoride; (e) Listing of chemicals in Annex A, B or C to coordination (ii) DDT; the Convention; (a) Cooperation and coordination with the Minamata Convention on Mercury; (b) Cooperation and coordination with other organizations. 1 Items listed in the draft tentative schedule are from the provisional agendas of the meetings (UNEP/CHW.16/1; UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.11/1; UNEP/POPS/COP.11/1). 2 The bureaux of the conferences of the Parties have agreed that, when examining credentials, they would accept, in addition to original credentials in good order, copies of credentials on the understanding that original credentials would be submitted as soon as possible. Each Bureau would present its report to the respective Conference of the Parties for its consideration in the afternoon of Friday, 5 May 2023. Any updates to the credentials report may be considered by the respective Conference of the Parties in the afternoon of Thursday, 11 May 2023. 3 Consideration of the agenda items on compliance in joint session would be limited to an introduction by the Secretariat of the agenda items, as well as a report by each respective Chair on the work of the Basel and Rotterdam convention committees. Discussions and conclusions on the way forward would take place during the convention-specific sessions later in the weeks. 4 This includes the proposal by the European Union to amend Annex IV and certain entries in Annexes II and IX to the Basel Convention. 5 The session on Wednesday, 3 May 2023 would cover the proposal by Switzerland, Australia, Burkina Faso, Ghana and Mali to amend Articles 7, 10, 11 and 22 of the Rotterdam Convention and to add a new Annex VIII to the Convention. A contact group on this topic, if established, would not meet before Sunday, 7 May 2023. The remaining topics under this agenda item would be taken up on Tuesday, 9 May 2023. 2  UNEP/CHW.16/INF/2–UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.11/INF/2–UNEP/POPS/COP.11/INF/2 Sun, 7 May 2023 Mon, 8 May 2023 Tue, 9 May 2023 Wed, 10 May 2023 Thu, 11 May 2023 Fri, 12 May 2023 Joint sessions of the COPs: Joint sessions of the COPs: Joint sessions of the COPs: Joint sessions of the COPs: Joint sessions of the COPs: Joint sessions of the COPs: Reports of contact groups Reports of contact groups Reports of contact groups Reports of contact groups Reports of contact groups Reports of contact groups Session of BC COP-16: Session of BC COP-16: Session of BC COP-16: Session of RC COP-11: Session of RC COP-11: Session of RC COP-11: Item 4 (cont.) Consideration of the (c) Legal, compliance and governance Consideration of the outcomes of Consideration of the outcomes of the Consideration of the Consideration of the outcomes of the contact groups and draft contact groups and draft decisions outcomes of the contact outcomes of the contact the contact groups and draft matters (cont.): decisions groups and draft decisions groups and draft decisions decisions Morning (iii) National legislation, notifications, session enforcement of the Convention and efforts Item 4 (cont.) Item 12: Adoption of the 10 a.m.– to combat illegal traffic; Joint sessions of the COPs: report. (g) Work programme of the OEWG 1 p.m. (iv) Proposal by the Russian Federation to BC Item 6 (cont.); RC Item for 2024–2025. amend paragraph 2 of Article 6 of the 7 (cont.); SC Item 7 (cont.) Convention; Item 10: Other matters (cont.). (a) Clearing-house (e) Basel Convention Partnership mechanism for information Programme; exchange; (b) Mainstreaming gender; (d) From science to action. Session of BC COP-16: Session of RC COP-11: Session of RC COP-11: Session of BC COP-16: Joint and Convention- Adoption of BC budget decision Item 4 (cont.) Item 5 (cont.) Item 5 (cont.) Consideration of the specific sessions of the (b) Scientific and technical matters (cont.): COPs: Adoption of RC budget decision (d) Compliance (cont.); outcomes of the contact (ii) Classification and hazard (b) Listing of chemicals in Annex III groups and draft decisions Consideration of the Adoption of SC budget decision characterization of wastes; (b) Listing of chemicals in Annex to the Convention (cont.); outcomes of the joint Afternoon (iii) National reporting; III to the Convention; (c) Enhancing the effectiveness of Item 11: Adoption of the contact groups, adoption of session (iv) Electronic approaches to the report. the reports on credentials the Convention (cont.);6 3–6 p.m. notification and movement documents; (possible updates) and (v) Further consideration of plastic waste; (a) Status of implementation; adoption of outstanding BC Item 12; RC Item 13; SC Joint sessions of the COPs: (vi) Amendments to Annexes II, VIII and decisions Item 13: Closure of the Item 4: Rules of procedure for the Adoption of the sections of the IX on e-waste; meetings Conference of the Parties. reports on the joint sessions of (vii) Waste containing nanomaterials; 7 Item 11: Other matters (cont.). the meetings of the COPs. Stockholm Convention Conference of the Parties (SC COP) Basel Convention Conference of the Parties (BC COP) Rotterdam Convention Conference of the Parties (RC COP) Joint sessions and Convention-specific sessions as necessary of the meetings of the conferences of the Parties 6 This includes the proposal to amend Article 16 of the Rotterdam Convention which was submitted prior to the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties by Botswana, Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe. 7 The conferences of the Parties are scheduled to meet in joint sessions to adopt the section of their report covering the joint sessions held from Monday, 1 May 2023, to Thursday, 4 May 2023. 3 UNEP/CHW.16/INF/2–UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.11/INF/2–UNEP/POPS/COP.11/INF/2 Annex II Possible contact and other groups at the 2023 meetings of the conferences of the Parties The contact and other groups listed below have been tentatively identified and may be established during the two-week period of the meetings, and meet during a set amount of time, as needed. The total number of groups meeting at any one time would need to be limited to ensure that there is adequate opportunity for the interests of all delegations to be factored into the discussions. The groups are expected to complete their work by the day before the last convention-specific session in order to allow for adoption of decisions as much as possible by the end of convention-specific sessions they relate to. Joint contact and other groups: - Group on programmes of work and budgets - Group on technical assistance/financial resources and mechanisms - Group on joint issues Stockholm Convention-specific contact and other groups: - Group on listing of chemicals - Group on compliance Basel Convention-specific contact and other groups: - Group on technical matters - Group on compliance and legal matters - Group on strategic matters Rotterdam Convention-specific contact and other groups: - Group on enhancing the effectiveness of the Convention - Group on compliance - Group on the listing of chemicals in Annex III ____________________ 4 Saatja: BRS Secretariat (No-Reply) <[email protected]> Saadetud: 27.01.2023 18:40 Teema: Schedule of work of the 2023 meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions Dear Sir or Madam, Please find attached a communication from the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions related to the tentative schedule of work and other arrangements for the 2023 meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the three conventions. Wishing you good receipt. Best regards, Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions 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] COMMUNICATION TENTATIVE SCHEDULE OF WORK OF THE 2023 MEETINGS OF THE CONFERENCES OF THE PARTIES TO THE BASEL, ROTTERDAM AND STOCKHOLM CONVENTIONS The sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention and the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention will be held back to back at the International Conference Centre Geneva (CICG) in Geneva, Switzerland, from 1 to 12 May 2023, with preparatory meetings to take place on 30 April 2023. We are pleased to share with you the tentative schedule of work of the meetings (attached), as agreed to by the bureaux of the three conferences of the Parties at their joint meeting on 18 January 2023. The tentative schedule is provisional and could be subject to changes before or during the two weeks of the meetings subject to the decisions taken by the bureaux, which would be expected to meet the afternoon prior to and each morning from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. during the meetings to agree on the order of business for each day. The theme of the meetings is: “Accelerating action: Targets for the sound management of chemicals and waste”. In addition, we are pleased to inform you that the application period for side events during the 2023 meetings of the conferences of the Parties is now open. Parties and observers wishing to apply for a side event are invited to do so by 1 March 2023, using the request form available at: http://www.brsmeas.org/tabid/9449/. Further information about the meetings, including meeting documents, is being made available at: http://www.brsmeas.org/2023COPs. Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions Geneva and Rome, 24 January 2022 To: Designated country contacts for the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions Permanent Missions to the United Nations Office at Geneva and Permanent Representatives to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations in Rome and Permanent Missions to the United Nations Environment Programme Admitted observers at meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions