Communications

The communications and letters sent by the Secretariat to Parties and other stakeholders are posted and maintained on this page, as a source of information.

 

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11/15/2024Elections during the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the twelfth of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, and the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (Geneva, Switzerland, from 28 April to 9 May 2025): invitation for nominations by 1 February 2025  1.02 MB   
10/4/2024Recommendations from the Chemical Review Committee for amending Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to be considered at the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties445.92 K 597.9 K 431.13 K 436.92 K 427.85 K 326.8 K
9/27/2024Early notification about the 2025 meetings of the COPs to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions  272.63 K   
3/20/2024PIC procedure - determination of ongoing trade in candidate chemicals  339.95 K   
10/20/2023Letter dispatching the Decision Guidance Document and request for submission of import responses on terbufos  294.28 K 393.3 K  287.25 K
6/5/2023Call for information in follow-up to the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (1-12 May 2023)  245.84 K 327.52 K  312 K
4/13/2023PIC procedure - determination of ongoing trade in candidate chemicals  450.41 K   
1/24/2023Tentative schedule of work, theme and side events at the 2023 meetings of the conferences of the Parties  382.82 K   
12/20/2022Proposal by the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme to amend the memorandums of understandings between the respective conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions and the Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme and, for the Rotterdam Convention, the Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations  1.01 MB   
12/19/2022Elections during 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 (Geneva, Switzerland, from 1 to 12 May 2023): invitation for nominations by 1 March 2023  563.19 K   
10/31/2022Proposal to amend the Rotterdam Convention to be considered at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties301.9 K 217.69 K 112.8 K 121.37 K 129.7 K 117.97 K
10/21/2022Dispatch of Decision Guidance Documents and request for submission of import responses on decabromodiphenyl ether, and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds  405.13 K 398.05 K  421.22 K
10/10/2022Recommendations from the Chemical Review Committee for amending Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to be considered at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties 96.61 K 145.85 K 92.9 K 93.65 K 91.03 K 94.4 K
8/17/2022Change in venue and dates of the 2023 meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions  630.17 K   
6/28/2022Call for information in follow-up to the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (face-to-face segment, 6-17 June 2022)  357.62 K 775.46 K  816.92 K
5/11/20222022 Segment of the meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions  476.73 K   
11/18/2021Consultation with Parties on the allocation of savings made during biennium 2020-2021 owing to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic under the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions  508.76 K 594.45 K  467.7 K
8/5/2021Call for information in follow-up to the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (online segment, 26-30 July 2021)  572.64 K 519.59 K  686.77 K
5/18/2021Change in proposed tentative dates for the 2022 face-to-face resumed meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions   624.42 K   
3/19/2021Elections during the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, and the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (Geneva, online, from 26 to 30 July 2021, with resumed face-to-face meetings tentatively scheduled to take place in 2022)  816.51 K   
3/18/20212021 meetings of the Conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions  253.7 K   
12/15/2020Recommendations from the Chemical Review Committee for amending Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to be considered by the Conference of the Parties at its tenth meeting127.12 K 269.66 K 125.59 K 129.62 K 134.34 K 130.56 K
12/15/2020Synergies in preventing and combating illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes: draft forms for cases of trade occurring in contravention of the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions  309.34 K   
11/19/2020Elections during the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, and the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 to 30 July 2021)  731.13 K   
12/20/2019Amendment: Adoption of Annex VII  730.82 K 751.73 K  749.08 K
9/16/2019Dispatch of Decision Guidance Documents and request for submission of import responses on hexabromocyclododecane and phorate  103.64 K 217.71 K  121.8 K
6/26/2019Call for information and follow-up to the decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention at its ninth meeting (Geneva, Switzerland from 29 April to 10 May 2019)  247.11 K 338.07 K  277.91 K
10/26/2018Proposal to add a new annex to the Rotterdam Convention to be considered at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties  419.99 K 726.14 K  472.48 K
10/25/2018Early communication to Parties - Meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (BC COP-14, RC COP-9, SC COP-9), Geneva, Switzerland, 29 April-10 May 2019  1010.23 K   
10/22/2018Proposals for amending Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to be considered at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties  483.68 K 385.56 K  310.41 K
9/26/2018Letter - Questionnaire for information request on exports, export notifications and information exchange-Year 2017  771.55 K 870.86 K  793.21 K
8/31/2018Invitation to submit comments on an inception paper “Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy for the Technical Assistance Plan of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions”  659.96 K   
8/17/2018Elections to take place during the forthcoming meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions  1.59 MB   
6/12/2018PIC CIRCULAR XLVII – June 2018  1.21 MB 1.48 MB  1.22 MB
1/15/2018Invitation to comment on the report analysing the legal and operational implications of priority actions to enhance the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention  1.45 MB 586.93 K  591.03 K
12/12/2017PIC CIRCULAR XLVI – December 2017  217.26 K 287.8 K  210.5 K
10/6/2017Letter - Questionnaire for information request on exports, export notifications and information exchange-Year 2016  194.5 K 198.58 K  177.89 K
9/15/2017Dispatch of Decision Guidance Documents and request for submission of import responses on carbofuran; trichlorfon; short-chain chlorinated paraffins; and tributyltin compounds  107.98 K 133.13 K  146.97 K
6/30/2017Survey to gather information on (I) Priority actions to enhance the effectiveness of the Rotterdam convention, and (II) Key information gaps related to the priority actions identified  518.96 K 547.18 K  564.39 K
6/12/2017PIC CIRCULAR XLV – June 2017  404.55 K 517.58 K  433.59 K
6/2/2017Letter related to calls for information in follow-up to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention at its eighth meeting  166.65 K 157.02 K  114.27 K
3/14/2017Celebrating gender pioneers for a future detoxified  1.24 MB 1.37 MB  1.38 MB
12/12/2016PIC CIRCULAR XLIV – December 2016  341.39 K 382.39 K  384.81 K
10/24/2016Intersessional work on the process of listing chemicals in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention: List of proposals and options for comments by parties and others  702.75 K 792.03 K  764.41 K
10/18/2016Proposals to amend Articles 16 and 22 of the Rotterdam Convention to be considered at the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties  333.33 K 338.25 K  333.96 K
10/10/2016Proposals to amend Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to be considered at the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties  393.47 K 363.21 K  253.62 K
9/30/2016Communication about the early notification of the high-level segment of the meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Geneva, Switzerland, 24 April to 5 May 2017  398.62 K 1.34 MB  1.32 MB
9/30/2016High-level segment of the meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Geneva, Switzerland, 24 April to 5 May 2017  250.69 K 300.27 K  256.74 K
9/20/2016Communication about the 2017 meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions  261.76 K 234.48 K  267.9 K
7/12/2016PIC CIRCULAR XLIII – June 2016  7.21 MB 7.97 MB  3.97 MB
12/16/2015Overview of contributions for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, including synergies and posting of concept notes for the biennium 2016-2017  415.55 K   
12/11/2015PIC CIRCULAR XLII – December 2015  4.22 MB 4.49 MB  8.19 MB
7/27/2015Communication on abusive emails  1.23 MB   
7/6/2015Information requests in follow-up to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention at its seventh meeting  301 K 418.15 K  234.88 K
10/31/2014Early notification about the meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in May 2015  807.72 K 61.68 K  62.91 K
10/31/2014Proposal to amend Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to be considered at the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties  66.51 K 59.21 K  97.24 K
10/31/2014Consultancy announcement and call for application by 31 December 2014  3.57 MB   
6/12/2014PIC CIRCULAR XXXVIII – June 2014  2.17 MB 2.01 MB  1.97 MB
10/3/2013Information requests in follow-up to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention at its sixth meeting  89.27 K 96.53 K  97.51 K
8/10/2013Dispatch of Decision Guidance Documents and request for submission of import responses on azinphos methyl; commercial pentabromodiphenyl ether; commercial octabromodiphenyl ether; and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid, perfluorooctane sulfonates, perfluorooctane sulfonamides and perfluorooctane sulfonyls  53.33 K 56.43 K  69.25 K
 Dispatch of Decision Guidance Document and request for submission of import responses on terbufos  294.28 K 393.3 K  287.25 K