In accordance with paragraph 26 of Annex VII to the Rotterdam Convention, the Compliance Committee needs to submit a report to each ordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties reflecting, amongst other things, the future programme of work of the Committee, for consideration and approval by the Conference of the Parties.
By decision RC-11/5, the Conference of the Parties requested the Committee to:
- Consult Parties, in advance of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, on a draft programme of work for the biennium 2026–2027;
- Report to the Conference of the Parties at its twelfth meeting on the work it has carried out to fulfil its functions, in accordance with paragraph 26 of Annex VII to the Rotterdam Convention.
At the online session of its second meeting (30 September 2024), the Rotterdam Convention Compliance Committee agreed its draft programme of work for the biennium 2026-2027, which was circulated to all Parties on 19 December 2024, with an invitation to comment by 14 March 2024.
Information received from Parties in response to this communication from the Secretariat is available below.