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Negotiations Bulletin
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Highlights
for Wednesday,
22 September 2004
Delegates
met in a Committee of the Whole (COW) in the morning and
afternoon to continue deliberations on, among others:
establishment of the Chemical Review Committee (CRC);
technical assistance; and cooperation with the World Trade
Organization (WTO). A contact group on the budget and a Legal
Drafting Group (LDG) met in the morning and afternoon.
Above photo:
Niek van der Graaff, Joint Executive Secretary (FAO), in
consultation with Secretariat staff (from L-R: Peter Lallas, Gerald
Wyrwal and Sheila Logan).
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COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE (COW):
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Contact Group Chair Alistair McGlone (UK),
announced
that the group had completed its work on the chemicals added to
Annex III (Chemicals Subject to the PIC Procedure) by COP-1. He
noted progressed made on financial rules.
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ETHIOPIA
explained he had received clarification regarding the concerns he
had expressed Tuesday and withdrew his reservation. Above photo: Dessaiegne
Mesfin (Ethiopia)
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ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
CRC:
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Lorenzo
González Videla (Argentina), Chair of the contact group on
establishment of the CRC, presented a conference room paper reflecting the
modifications arising from the group’s discussion.
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AUSTRALIA
withdrew his reservation to using the five UN regions for assigning
membership, and said that his concern over geographic representation
could be overcome by taking the 34 members option and adding one
representative to each region. Above photo: David Atkinson
(Australia)
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JORDAN
emphasized that agreement had been reached and stressed his
unwillingness to renegotiate. Above photo: Hussein Shahin (Jordan)
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The
RUSSIAN FEDERATION and UKRAINE asked that Eastern European States be
assigned one additional seat on the Committee. Above photo L-R: Boris Kuryandskiy (Russian Federation)
and Yuriy Kundiev (Ukraine).
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COOPERATION
WITH THE WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION:
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CANADA
introduced a revised draft decision on cooperation between the Secretariat
and the WTO. Above photo: John Mundy (Canada)
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VENEZUELA
requested that the decision be modified to include information on the
basis for cooperation. Above photo: Alfredo Azpúrua (Venezuela)
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TECHNICAL
ASSISTANCE STRATEGY:
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ITALY announced his
country’s intention, in the event of the Secretariat being located in
Geneva and Rome, to launch an overseas development aid process aimed at
identifying obstacles to implementation faced by developing countries.
Above photo: Paolo Ducci (Italy)
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URUGUAY
proposed the inclusion of text in the EC’s draft decision referring to
the Regional Centers and Regional Coordinating Centers of the Basel
Convention.
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NEW ZEALAND proposed the
inclusion of a reference to waste management in order to make a clear link
to the Basel Convention. Above photo: Nik Kiddle (New Zealand)
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TANZANIA
supported reference to the establishment of poison centers and
occupational health and safety centers.
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This
service was prepared in cooperation with the Rotterdam Convention Secretariat
