A deep dive into the Rotterdam Convention

This new self-paced course serves as a ‘one-stop-shop’ for those keen to explore the mechanisms and provisions of the Rotterdam Convention, as well as the breadth of available resources to support its implementation. The course is primarily targeted at Designated National Authorities (DNAs) and Official Contact Points (OCPs). It also offers valuable knowledge for other actors with a role in the implementation of the Convention, such as custom authorities to chemical importers. Upon successful completion, users are awarded a certificate. The course is available in an online format with animations and interactive exercises, as well as offline with a full package of supporting materials including presentations, handouts and learning journals. The course is available in English, French and Spanish.

The online course is available on UNCC:e-learn and will soon be available on InforMEA.

Course documents

Syllabus
Learning journals
Presentations
Handouts

The full package can be downloaded here.

Partners and funding

The course was developed by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions in cooperation with the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) and generous financial contributions from the European Union (EU).

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Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
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Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions

Title	English	French	Spanish
Items: 4
Module 1: What is the Rotterdam Convention?
Module 2: How are chemicals listed under the Convention?
Module 3: How does the trade of chemicals listed in Annex III to the Convention work?
Module 4: Which mechanisms exist for the exchange of information under the Convention?

Title	English	French	Spanish
Items: 4
Module 1: What is the Rotterdam Convention?
Module 2: How are chemicals listed under the Convention?
Module 3: How does the trade of chemicals listed in Annex III to the Convention work?
Module 4: Which mechanisms exist for the exchange of information under the Convention?

Title	English	French	Spanish
Items: 11
Handout 1.1 - Objective, scope and relationship to other agreements
Handout 1.2 - Key mechanisms and actors
Handout 2.1 - Overview of the listing process
Handout 2.2 - Notifications of final regulatory actions
Handout 2.3 - Proposals for severely hazardous pesticide formulations
Handout 3.1 - Overview of the prior informed consent procedure
Handout 3.2 - Imports of Annex III chemicals
Handout 3.3 - Exports of Annex III chemicals
Handout 4.1 - Exports of banned or severely restricted chemicals
Handout 4.2 - Classification and labelling
Handout 4.3 - Exchange of information