Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP11), Sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP6), Sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (SC COP6) and Second simultaneous extraordinary meetings of the three Conferences of the Parties to the three conventions (ExCOPs2)

The Ordinary and Extraordinary Meetings of the COPs to the Basel Convention (BC), Rotterdam Convention (RC) and Stockholm Convention (SC) convened for an eleventh day on Thursday, 9 May 2013.

Delegates convened in the morning to consider issues under Rotterdam Convention COP6, “virtually” adopting a decision to list PFOS and its related chemicals in Annex III of the Convention.

During the afternoon, participants attended the opening of the high-level segment. The second simultaneous extraordinary meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the three conventions (ExCOPs2) then resumed, and after lengthy discussions agreed, to adopt the Bureau's compromise proposal on credentials.

During the evening, delegates reconvened in plenary to formally adopt decisions "virtually" adopted under Stockholm Convention COP6 and Basel Convention COP11.

Contact groups also met throughout the day on Budget and Synergies, Technical Assistance and Financial Resources and Listing of Chemicals.