Call for information and follow-up to the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention

At its seventh meeting held in Geneva from 4 to 15 May 2015, the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention agreed on the decisions contained in annex I to the report of the meeting, document UNEP/FAO/RC/COP.7/21. Many of the decisions included invitations to parties and others to provide information.

The Executive Secretaries sent a letter on 6 July 2015 to parties and observers to transmit information requests contained in these decisions. The information requests are organized by decision.

Information in response to the request(s) in each decision can be transmitted separately, since the deadlines vary.

Additionally, following decision RC-7/4 to list methamidophos in Annex III to the Convention, the Secretariat sent a letter to parties circulating the Decision Guidance Document on methamidophos and inviting parties to submit import responses on methamidophos.

Follow-up letters

Title English French Spanish
Letter related to information requests in follow-up to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties at its seventh meeting Download the Information Request Communication Download the Information Request Communication Download the Information Request Communication
Dispatch of Decision Guidance Document and request for submission of import responses on methamidophos Download the Information Request Communication Download the Information Request Communication Download the Information Request Communication

Specific information requests

Where no submission form is specified, requested information should be transmitted to the Secretariat via the contact point(s) provided in the individual request.
Request Submission form Deadline Additional information
(1) Request for definitions of term “pesticides” 
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Extended to 30 April 2016
 Questionnaire in PDF format
(2) Request for notifications of final regulatory action for banned or severely restricted chemicals and texts of national legislation and other measures adopted



a. Send notifications of final regulatory action
View
As soon as possible
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b. Texts of national legislation and other measures adopted by them to implement the Convention
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As soon as possible
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c. Survey on actions taken to ban or severely restrict a chemical and on main constraints faced by parties when implementing Article 5 of the Rotterdam Convention
View Extended to 30 April 2016  Questionnaire in PDF format
(3) Request on information exchange related to export and export notifications View Extended to 
30 September 2016
Questionnaire in PDF format
(4) Request to nominate experts to participate in the small intersessional working group on the process of listing chemicals in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention      
a. Experts to participate in the intersessional working group 
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31 July 2015   -
b. Lead country for undertaking the work of the intersessional working group
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31 July 2015   -
(5) Request for information on technical assistance      
a. Needs for technical assistance, difficulties in implementing the Convention and any other views in this regard
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31 May 2016 -
b. Technical assistance available to be transferred  
Available soon  31 May 2016
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(6) Request for comments on the joint clearing-house mechanism strategy View  31 October 2015   
(7) Request on official contact points and designated national authorities OCP page
DNA page
 As soon as possible Database of OCPs and DNAs  

Request Submission form Deadline Additional information
Dispatch of Decision Guidance Document and request for submission of import responses on methamidophos Import response form and instructions
15 June 2016
Additional information on import responses

 

Request 1 English French Spanish
Request for definitions of term “pesticides” Download in English Download in French Download in Spanish

 

 

Request 2 English French Spanish
Request for notifications of final regulatory action for banned or severely restricted chemicals and texts of national legislation and other measures adopted Download in English Download in French Download in Spanish

 

 

Request 3
English French Spanish
Request on information exchange related to export and export notifications Download in English Download in French Download in Spanish

 

 

Request 4
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Request to nominate experts to participate in the small intersessional working group on the process of listing chemicals in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention Download in English Download in French Download in Spanish

 

 

Request 5
English French Spanish
Request for information on technical assistance Download in English Download in French Download in Spanish

 

 

Request 6
English French Spanish
Request for comments on the joint clearing-house mechanism strategy Download in English Download in French Download in Spanish

 

 

Request 7
English French Spanish
Request on official contact points and designated national authorities Download in English Download in French Download in Spanish

 

 

Request English French Spanish
Dispatch of Decision Guidance Document and request for submission of import responses on methamidophos Download in English Download in French Download in Spanish