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Vanuatu has become the 161st Party to the Rotterdam Convention, with entry into force on 14 January 2019.
Vanuatu the latest country to accede to the Rotterdam Convention, to protect human health and the environment
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The bureaux will meet on 15 and 16 November 2018 in Geneva, Switzerland to discuss preparations for the 2019 triple COPs.
Joint meeting of the bureaux of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
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The advance English version of the CRC-14 meeting report is now available.
Outcomes of the 14th meeting of the Chemical Review Committee now online
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Written comments are invited by 31 December 2018, on a proposal for COP-9 to add a new Annex VII to the Convention covering compliance procedures and mechanisms.
Compliance - Parties notified of a proposal to amend the Rotterdam Convention by adding a new annex
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Written comments are invited by 31 December 2018, on proposals for the next COP to amend Annex III to bring additional chemicals under prior informed consent procedure.
Parties notified of proposals for listing additional chemicals to Rotterdam Convention's Annex III
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Regional information sessions, throughout October, are staged back-to-back with Minamata Convention COP-2 preparatory meetings.
BRS Regional information sessions series concludes with Latin America and Caribbean meeting in Lima, Peru
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BRS Executive Secretary moderates the “Ministerial Dialogue on Innovative Solutions to Detoxify our Environment” on marine plastic litter and sound management of chemicals & waste.
BRS participates in the 21st Ministerial Forum for Latin America and the Caribbean in Buenos Aires, 11 to 12 October
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Read the BRS Newsletter, now online, to keep up with actions for a clean planet and healthy people.
News on actions to tackle marine plastic litter, chemicals & wastes, just a click away
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Regional information sessions, throughout October, are staged back-to-back with Minamata Convention COP-2 preparatory meetings.
BRS Regional information sessions series continues in Chisinau, Moldova
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Updated information, meeting documents and draft task group reports are now online for the forthcoming, 14th meeting of the Chemical Review Committee.
Preparations intensify for Rotterdam Convention’s CRC-14
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Scientific, legal and policy experts from across the world converge on Geneva and Rome to prepare decisions for the sound management of chemicals and waste.
Global gatherings of chemicals and waste expertise as BRS stages subsidiary body meetings
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The report of the meeting of the intersessional working group that met in Riga, Latvia, on 4-6 June 2018, is now available online.
Enhancing the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention
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Charged with considering Draft Decision Guidance Documents for three chemicals and Final Regulatory Actions for 3 chemicals, CRC scientific experts meet in Rome 11-14 September, 2018.
Documents now online for Rotterdam Convention’s Chemical Review Committee meeting (CRC-14)
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BRS chief Rolph Payet participated in discussions at the High-Level Political Forum in New York, at which Sweden announced the launch of the High Ambition Alliance on Chemicals and Waste.
BRS contributes to high-level political debate on sound management
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Officials from 5 southern African countries meet in Maputo, Mozambique, for training on notification of final regulatory actions.
Regional meeting in Mozambique boosts Rotterdam Convention implementation in Southern Africa
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