The Compliance Committee submits reports to each ordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties reflecting, amongst other things, its future programme of work, including the schedule of expected meetings which it considers necessary for the fulfilment of its programme of work.
The eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties by Decision RC-11/5 adopted the work programme 2024-2025 of the Committee, which is set out in the annex to that decision. In addition, the Conference of the Parties in the same decision mandated the Committee to submit a report to the eleventh meeting reflecting, among other things, the work it had undertaken in accordance with this work programme, and conclusions or recommendations regarding compliance issues the Committee identified and considered. The work programme states explicitly that the Committee is to accord priority to dealing with specific submissions.
The generous financial contributions from the Governments of Germany and Switzerland to the work of the Committee is hereby acknowledged. This funding enables the Committee to undertake several activities of its work programme.
I. Review of systemic issues of general compliance under the Convention
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| 1. Laws, regulations, policies, procedures and other measures to implement the Convention (Article 15 (1) and other provisions) |
(a) Monitor, based on information from Parties, the laws, regulations, policies, procedures and other measures adopted to implement the Rotterdam Convention
(b) Based on information from Parties, identify and review difficulties relating to laws, regulations, policies, procedures and other measures to implement the Rotterdam Convention
(b) Develop recommendations for consideration by the Conference of the Parties on steps that could be taken by Parties, the Conference of the Parties, the Compliance Committee and others to improve the laws, regulations, policies, procedures and other measures to implement the Convention.
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2. Notification of final regulatory actions (Article 5)
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(a) Based on information from Parties, identify and review issues being faced by Parties in relation to the notification of final regulatory actions, including a quantitative and qualitative analysis, and in particular with regards to the information requirements set out in Annex I to the Convention;
(b) Develop recommendations for consideration of the Conference of the Parties on steps that could be taken by Parties, the Conference of the Parties, the Compliance Committee and others to support Parties with the notification of final regulatory actions
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3. Exports and imports of chemicals listed in Annex III (Articles 10 and 11)
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(a) Based on information from Parties that have yet to transmit any import responses for the chemicals listed in Annex III, review challenges faced by importing Parties with submitting import responses;
(b) Develop recommendations for consideration by the Conference of the Parties on steps that could be taken by Parties, the Conference of the Parties, the Compliance Committee and others to support importing Parties in submitting import responses;
(c) Undertake further work to identify challenges being faced by exporting Parties with ensuring that exporters within their jurisdiction comply with import responses.
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| 4. Export notifications (Article 12)
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Undertake further work to identify challenges being faced by Parties in relation to the provision of export notifications and the acknowledgement of receipt thereof.
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5. Information exchange (Article 14)
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(a) Undertake further work to identify options to improve information sharing with Parties, as well as analyse use thereof by Parties and other stakeholders;
(b) Based on information from Parties, consider options to encourage and facilitate exchange of experiences, in particular between developing countries, on implementation of the Convention and develop recommendations for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its twelfth meeting on options to encourage and facilitate such information exchange, in particular between developing countries, on implementation of the Convention. Such an activity could also take into account, as appropriate, related activities such as work under the dissemination strategy for obtaining and using information to effectively address obligations and procedures under the Rotterdam Convention, so as to avoid duplication of efforts and build on existing or planned activities.
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6. Information Submission - Improve timely and complete submission of information pursuant to the provisions of the Convention
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Monitor developments related to the integration by Parties of their information submission needs in actions to address the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks, in particular interlinkages with and the relation to the Rotterdam Convention.
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7. Enhanced cooperation with the Committee Administering the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance of the Basel Convention
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Enhance cooperation with the Committee Administering the Mechanism for Promoting Implementation and Compliance of the Basel Convention to facilitate compliance through the exchange of views and information between the committees on activities, operations and processes of joint interest, including as appropriate joint sessions of the meetings of the committees, and make recommendations to the Conference of the Parties.
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II. Specific submissions regarding Party compliance
- The Committee shall continue to accord priority to dealing with specific submissions regarding Party compliance received or initiated in accordance with paragraph 12 of Annex VII to the Convention.
- The Committee shall explore lessons from implementation and compliance bodies of other multilateral environmental agreements that could inform the initiation of the work of the Committee pursuant to paragraph 13 of Annex VII to the Convention.