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Earth Negotiations
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Fourth
meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam
Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure
for
Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in
International
Trade (PIC COP-4) 27-31
October 2008 | Rome, Italy
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Highlights for
Friday, 31 October 2008 |
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Friday’s
Plenary agreed to include tributyltin compounds
in Annex III of the Convention. COP 4 also
adopted: a programme of work and budget for the
triennium 2009-11; decisions on implementation;
and recommendations of the Ad Hoc Joint Working
Group on Enhancing Cooperation and Coordination
among the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm
Conventions (AHJWG); but could not agree on the
inclusion of endosulfan or chrysotile asbestos
in Annex III, or on a mechanism to address cases
of non-compliance.
Above photo: Delegates from developing
countries consulting with non-compliance contact
group Chair Denis Langlois, Canada .
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PLENARY: |
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HIGH LEVEL SEGMENT: |
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| Above photos L-R: Dais during
Friday's High-Level
Segment with Peter Kenmore,
Co-Executive Secretary of the Rotterdam
Convention (FAO); Bill Murray,
Secretariat of the Rotterdam Convention;
PIC COP 4
President Andrea Repetti; and Bakary
Kante, United Nations
Environment Programme (UNEP); view of the plenary
with the Philippines making a statement. |
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Hamoud Darwish Salim Al-Hasani, Oman,
reported on the status of credentials and
chaired the High-level segment. |
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| Bakary Kante,
UNEP, reported on the outcomes of Thursday's Ministerial Panel
Discussions. |
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MINISTERIAL STATEMENTS:
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Anatole Kanyenkiko, Minister, Ministry of
Environment, Planning and Public Works, Burundi. |
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Ramon Paje, Undersecretary, Department of Environment
and Natural Resources, the Philippines. |
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Ana
Maria Gonzalez del Valle Begazo, Vice-Minister of
Environmental Management, Peru.
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Aundre Franklyn, Parliament Secretary, Ministry of
Health and Environment. Jamaica. |
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Salifou Sawadogo, Minister, Ministry of Environment and
Quality of Life, Burkina Faso. |
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Illalkamar Ag Oumar, Chef de Cabinet, Ministry of
Environment and Sanitation, Mali. |
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Jean Marie
Koumba Souvi, Minister Designate, Ministry of
Health, Gabon.
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Katharina Kummer Peiry, Executive
Secretary, Basel Convention. |
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SUPPORT TO THE WORK PROGRAMME: |
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| Above photos:
Franz Perrez,
Switzerland; Rodrigo Mena,
Ecuador; and Jill Hannah, European Commission. |
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CLOSING PLENARY: |
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| View of the closing
plenary of COP 4. |
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| Budget
contact group Co-Chairs Ositadinma Anaedu,
Nigeria, and Paul Garnier, Switzerland,
reported on the budget. |
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| Chair Repetti
gavelled the meeting to a close at 8:08 p.m. |
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ENB SNAPSHOTS: |
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Related Links
Rotterdam
Convention (PIC)
PIC
COP-4 Documents
Annotated
Agenda
Scenario
Note
UNEP
Chemicals
UNEP
- Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM)
International
Organization for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC)
International
Programme on Chemical Safety
UNITAR
Chemicals and Waste Management Programme
Stockholm
Convention (POPs)
Intergovernmental
Forum on Chemical Safety
Basel
Convention
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