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Applications for requesting exhibition booths for the “Make Visible the Invisible Fair” during the 2025 BRS COPs are now open!
The Fair is an interactive event that will be held from 30 April to 2 May 2025, at the Geneva International Conference Centre and will focus on the theme selected for the 2025 meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the three conventions “Make Visible the Invisible: sound management of c...
Host a side event during the forthcoming meetings of the conferences of the Parties in 2025!
Applications are now open to host a side event at the meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions from 28 April to 9 May 2025. Don’t miss out, apply online now!
Tentative schedule of work of the 2025 BRS COPs now available!
The bureaux of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions met at a joint meeting in Geneva on 5 November 2024 and agreed to the tentative schedule of work for the 2025 meetings of the Conferences of the Parties.
10 Spanish-speaking Parties from the Latin American and Caribbean region meet in Dominican Republic
National authorities from ministries, customs and the judiciary meet for three days in a Regional Workshop on legislative frameworks, illegal traffic and trade of hazardous chemicals and waste.
Preparations for the 2025 BRS COPs are in full swing now!
The bureaux of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions will discuss the organization of work for their upcoming 2025 COPs at a joint meeting in Geneva on 5 and 6 November 2024.
Outcomes of the twentieth meetings the Chemical Review Committee and the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee
The online briefings will provide an overview of the outcomes of the 20th meetings of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC) of the Rotterdam Convention and the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) of the Stockholm Convention, held respectively on 17-20 September 2024 and 23-27 Septem...
Recommendations from the CRC for amending Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention have been circulated to Parties
The recommendations from the Chemical Review Committee for amending Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention to be considered by the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties have been circulated to Parties.
Countdown to the 20th meeting of the Chemical Review Committee
Just before the start of the 20th meeting of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC), we talked to Christine Fuell, Senior Technical Officer and Team Leader in FAO’s Plant Production and Protection Division (NSP) and Executive Secretary ad interim of the Rotterdam Convention.
Preparations are underway for the 20th meeting of the CRC
The twentieth meeting of the Chemical Review Committee of the Rotterdam Convention will take place from 17 to 20 September 2024, at FAO Headquarters in Rome, Italy, back-to-back with the twentieth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee of the Stockholm Convention. Pre-meeting...
Rotterdam Convention COP Bureau meeting report now available!
The Rotterdam Convention COP 12 Bureau meeting took place in Geneva on 15 May 2024.
Online consultation on ensuring exporters comply with decisions in import responses
The objective of this online consultation is to invite interested exporting Parties to identify and communicate to challenges being faced with ensuring that exporters within their jurisdiction comply with decisions in import responses, as required under Article 11 of the Rotterdam Convention.
Online consultation to identify challenges being faced with the transmission of import responses
The objective of this online consultation is to collect information from Parties about any challenges importing Parties may be facing related to the transmission of import responses in accordance with Article 10 of the Rotterdam Convention.
Publication of the 59th edition of the Rotterdam Convention PIC Circular
59th edition of the Rotterdam Convention PIC Circular is now available! The PIC Circular is a key document in the implementation of the Rotterdam Convention for the operation of the Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedure and for the exchange of information on hazardous chemicals in international tra...
Online briefings on the outcomes of the second meeting of the Rotterdam Convention Compliance Committee
The objective of this online briefing is to inform Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, observers and other stakeholders on the outcomes of second meeting of the Rotterdam Convention’s Compliance Committee (RCCC-2).
Rotterdam COP Bureau meets in Geneva on 15 May 2024
The Bureau members will discuss the provisional agenda and preparations of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention in 2025.
Technical Assistance Interactive map – Strengthening capacities through global information sharing
The interactive map, provides a visual overview of the technical assistance of the Convention. The map allows users to explore the activities implemented in the PIC regions, compare figures and activities in order to have a comprehensive overview of the Convention's work.
Second meeting of the Rotterdam Convention Compliance Committee equips Parties with more tools
The international trade in chemicals controlled by the Rotterdam Convention is now being systematically collected and analysed on the challenges being faced by both importing and exporting Parties.
Calling all Parties to respond the BRS Secretariat with their technical assistance needs by 31 May 2024
Questionnaires have been sent to Parties, to assess their technical assistance needs, as well as abilities to offer technical assistance.
BRS Secretariat at UNEA-6
The Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions will participate in the upcoming UNEA-6 to show case the contributions of the BRS conventions to tackle the triple planetary crisis and to attain the SDGs, while highlighting ongoing cooperation with UNEP.
CRC-19 meeting report in languages
The report of the nineteenth meeting of the Chemical Review Committee is now available in all 6 UN languages.
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