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1.
Status of implementation
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a.
Parties to communicate national definitions for the term “pesticide” to the
Secretariat.
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No
deadline specified; information to be submitted as soon as possible.
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Information
submitted so far by Parties on definitions for the term
“pesticide”
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friederike.breuer@fao.org
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b.
Parties to provide information that might assist other Parties to prepare and
notify final regulatory actions, including scientific and technical
information relevant to risk evaluation and decision-making on hazardous
chemicals and pesticides.
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No
deadline specified; information to be submitted as soon as possible.
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Chemical
Information Assessment Tool
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aleksandar.mihajlovski
@fao.org
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c.
Parties to provide information on their implementation of Articles 11, 12, 13
and 14 of the Convention by submitting responses to the periodic
questionnaire on the implementation of those articles.
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Deadline
to be indicated in the questionnaires to be sent out on this topic, which
will be coordinated with information requests from the Compliance Committee.
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jost.dittkrist@un.org
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d.
Parties, non-Parties, industry, civil society and other stakeholders to
provide data on the international trade of chemicals listed or recommended
for listing in Annex III to the Rotterdam Convention.
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No
deadline specified; information to be submitted as soon as possible.
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Available
information on international trade in chemicals listed or recommended for
listing and on the measurable impact of listing chemicals in Annex III
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yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
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2.
Enhancing the effectiveness of the Rotterdam Convention
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a. Parties and observers to transmit
information on resources and tools available to support governments and other
stakeholders in implementing effective, best practice chemical management
systems and their experiences in using such resources and tools.
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No
deadline specified; information to be submitted as soon as possible.
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yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
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b.
Parties and observers to provide information on provisions under the
Rotterdam Convention that may be relevant for quality standards in the area of agriculture and food production.
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No
deadline specified; information to be submitted as soon as possible.
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yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
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3.
Compliance Committee
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a.
Parties to continue to provide information to the Committee, using questions
to collect information, including updates to information previously provided.
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Deadline
to be indicated in the questions to be circulated at a
later date.
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yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
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b.
Parties to provide information on challenges faced with the submission of
notifications of final regulatory action within 90 days of its
taking effect.
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Deadline
to be indicated in the questions to be circulated at a
later date.
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yvonne.ewang-sanvincent@un.org
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4.
Framework to develop a resource mobilization strategy for the African and
Latin America and the Caribbean regions*
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Parties
from the African and Latin America and the Caribbean regions and other
relevant stakeholders to provide information on possible elements useful for
developing guidance for a resource mobilization strategy from non-State
actors for the African and Latin America and the Caribbean regions.
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31
October 2025
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Online
questionnaire to be made available.
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frank-michael.moser@un.org
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5.
Synergies in preventing and combating illegal traffic and trade in hazardous
chemicals and wastes*
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a.
Parties to the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions to voluntarily provide
information about cases of international trade in hazardous chemicals
occurring in contravention of the conventions.
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No
deadline specified; information to be submitted as soon as possible.
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Form for
submission
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jackline.wanjiru@un.org
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b.
Parties to the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions are invited to provide
best practices for preventing and combating illegal trade in hazardous chemicals
and wastes covered by the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions and to continue
to share information on actions taken to implement and enforce the trade
control measures, as well as on challenges Parties may be facing.
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No
deadline specified; information to be submitted as soon as possible.
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jackline.wanjiru@un.org
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Parties
to the Stockholm Convention to provide the following information related to
HS codes for products containing POPs:
I. The specific products to be
identified in the HS, the POPs and levels thereof in such products;
II. Codes of more than six-digits
that already exist in national statistical nomenclatures for identifying
products containing POPs;
III. Specific products and POPs in
such products for which codes of more than six-digits are needed;
IV. Measures, other than or
supplementary to the use of custom codes, that exist at the national and
regional levels to monitor the trade in products containing chemicals,
including POPs, and for implementing related trade provisions.
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31
December 2025
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melisa.lim@un.org
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Entities,
Basel Convention and Stockholm Convention regional centres, and relevant
global and regional enforcement networks to inform the Secretariat on
activities undertaken to assist Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm
conventions in preventing and combating illegal traffic and trade in
hazardous chemicals and wastes, taking into consideration the workplan on
strengthening Parties’ capacity to provide such information.
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No
deadline specified; information to be submitted as possible.
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jackline.wanjiru@un.org
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6.
Venue and dates of the next meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the
Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions*
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Parties
to submit offers to host the 2029 meetings of the conferences of the Parties
for consideration during the meetings of the conferences of the Parties in
2027.
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8
January 2027
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Andrea.lechner@un.org
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