Communications

The communications and letters sent by the Secretariat to Parties and other stakeholders are posted and maintained on this page, as a source of information.

 

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Items: 49    
18/05/2020Nomination of experts to participate in the small intersessional working group on PCB and lead country in the preparation of a report on progress towards the elimination of PCB139.15 K  
09/03/2020Expiry of Specific Exemptions for certain chemicals listed in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention1.02 MB  
17/02/2020Invitation to review and submit comments on the draft risk profiles on Dechlorane Plus and methoxychlor and draft reports on the review of specific exemptions for decabromodiphenyl ether and short-chain chlorinated paraffins221.52 K  
20/12/2019Adoption of amendments to Annex A and B of the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants3.27 MB  
14/11/2019Invitation for information in follow up to the decisions taken by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee at its fifteenth meeting by 2 December 2019204.39 K 726.53 K 616.93 K
12/06/2019Letter related to calls for information in follow-up to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention at its ninth meeting432.88 K 275.56 K 281.82 K
15/02/2019Invitation to review and submit comments on the draft risk management evaluation on perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds282.93 K  
31/10/2018Invitation for comments on the draft report on the assessment of alternatives to PFOS, its salts and PFOSF and the draft report on the evaluation of PFOS, its salts and PFOSF549.87 K  
26/10/2018Proposals to amend Article 8 and Annex D of the Stockholm Convention to be considered at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties478.26 K 483.02 K 666.95 K
25/10/2018Early communication to Parties - Meetings of the conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions (BC COP-14, RC COP-9, SC COP-9), Geneva, Switzerland, 29 April-10 May 20191010.23 K  
25/10/2018Proposals for amending Annexes A, B and/or C to the Stockholm Convention to be considered at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties405.14 K 593.01 K 598.25 K
26/09/2018Invitation for information in follow up to the decisions taken by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee at its fourteenth meeting by 26 November 2018361.2 K 380.21 K 155.73 K
31/08/2018Invitation to submit comments on an inception paper "Monitoring and Evaluation Strategy for the Technical Assistance Plan of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions" by 31 October 2018569.28 K  
17/08/2018Elections during the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, and the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (Geneva, Switzerland, from 29 April to 10 May 2019)1.59 MB  
07/07/2018Invitation to respond to an online questionnaire for the review of progress towards the elimination of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) by 30 September 2018263.65 K  
03/07/2018Communication: change of postal address for the Secretariat489.11 K  
17/04/2018Request for information related to note (ii) of Part I, Annex A and the scope of the reference to stockpiles within Article 6 of the Stockholm Convention751.11 K  
05/04/2018Request for information related to note (ii) of Part I, Annex A and the scope of the reference to stockpiles within Article 6 of the Stockholm Convention751.11 K  
23/02/2018Invitation to review and submit comments on the draft risk profile on perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (PFHxS), its salts and PFHxS-related compounds and the draft addendum to the risk management evaluation on pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds192.58 K  
04/01/2018Communication of amendments to Annexes to A and C to the Convention551.9 K  
27/10/2017 Request for information in follow up to the decisions taken by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee at its thirteenth meeting295.81 K  
02/06/2017Letter related to calls for information in follow-up to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention at its eighth meeting173.27 K 153.91 K 161.57 K
17/03/2017Invitation to review and submit comments on the draft risk management evaluation on dicofol and pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds137.84 K  
14/03/2017Celebrating gender pioneers for a future detoxified1.24 MB 1.37 MB 1.38 MB
14/10/2016Text of proposed amendments to Annexes A, B and/or C to the Stockholm Convention to be considered at the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties255.89 K 294.37 K 245.65 K
30/09/2016Invitation to submit information specified in Annex F to the Stockholm Convention for dicofol and pentadecafluorooctanoic acid (PFOA), its salts and PFOA-related compounds249.8 K  
30/09/2016Communication about the early notification of the high-level segment of the meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Geneva, Switzerland, 24 April to 5 May 2017398.62 K 1.34 MB 1.32 MB
30/09/2016High-level segment of the meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, Geneva, Switzerland, 24 April to 5 May 2017250.69 K 300.27 K 256.74 K
20/09/2016Communication about the 2017 meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions261.76 K 234.48 K 267.9 K
24/06/2016Communication with Russian Federation on BCRC-SCRC5.07 MB  
03/06/2016Communication related to expiry of specific exemptions for endosulfan listed in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention928.87 K  
06/05/2016Invitation to review and provide comments on the draft consolidated guidance on alternatives to to perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) and its related chemicals881.65 K 244.77 K 170.48 K
20/04/2016Letter related to information request in follow-up to the decision taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention on the regional centres80.8 K  
18/04/2016Invitation to review and provide comments on the draft document relating to the recommendation on listing of decabromodiphenyl ether (commercial mixture, c-decaBDE) in Annex A to the Convention207.93 K 239.97 K 169.85 K
15/04/2016Invitation to review and provide comments on the draft document relating to the recommendation on listing of hexachlorobutadiene (HCBD) in Annex C to the Convention208.88 K 242.04 K 169.96 K
12/04/2016Communication - Request for information related to the interpretation and application of Article 4715.95 K  
16/12/2015Overview of contributions for the implementation of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, including synergies and posting of concept notes for the biennium 2016-2017415.55 K  
08/12/2015Request for information for the evalution and review of brominated diphenyl ethers pursuant to paragraph 2 of parts IV and V of Annex A to the Stockholm Convention560.27 K  
24/07/2015Communication on abusive emails1.23 MB  
08/07/2015Letter related to information requests in follow-up to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention at its seventh meeting129.76 K 142 K 150.64 K
01/04/2015Letter from the University of Panama regarding CIIMET, regional centre under the Stockholm Convention219.39 K  
31/12/2014Consultancy announcement and call for application by 31 December 20143.57 MB  
07/11/2014Request for information in follow up to the decisions taken by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee at its tenth meeting260.45 K  
31/10/2014Early notification about the meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in May 2015807.72 K 61.68 K 62.91 K
31/10/2014Text of proposed amendments to Annexes A, B and/or C to the Stockholm Convention to be considered at the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties220.3 K 198.02 K 215.29 K
12/08/2014Amounts and allocations of the sixth replenishment of the Trust Fund of the Global Environment Facility198.49 K  
19/03/2014Expiry of specific exemptions for certain persistent organic pollutants (POPs) listed in Annexes A and B to the Convention1.18 MB  
06/09/2013Second letter related to information requests in follow-up to the decisions taken by the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention at its sixth meeting262.17 K 277.65 K 263.23 K
12/06/2013Information requests in follow-up to the decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention at its sixth meeting127.36 K 391.92 K 216.74 K