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: 55       
19/03/2021Elections during the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, and the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (Geneva, online, from 26 to 30 July 2021, with resumed face-to-face meetings tentatively scheduled to take place in 2022)  816.51 K   
18/03/20212021 meetings of the Conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions  253.7 K   
18/01/2021Invitation for information and comments following the decisions taken by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee at its sixteenth meeting (POPRC-16)  256.35 K 252.08 K  219.24 K
15/12/2020Synergies in preventing and combating illegal traffic and trade in hazardous chemicals and wastes: draft forms for cases of trade occurring in contravention of the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions  309.34 K   
15/12/2020Proposals for amending Annexes A, B and/or C to the Stockholm Convention to be considered by the Conference of the Parties at its tenth meeting271.73 K 150.09 K 69.95 K 65.32 K 83.76 K 81.43 K
19/11/2020Elections during the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention, and the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention (Geneva, Switzerland, from 19 to 30 July 2021)  731.13 K   
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 PCB  139.15 K   
09/03/2020Expiry of Specific Exemptions for certain chemicals listed in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention  1.02 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 paraffins  221.52 K   
20/12/2019Adoption of amendments to Annex A and B of the Stockholm Convention on persistent organic pollutants  3.27 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 2019  204.39 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 meeting  432.88 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 compounds  282.93 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 PFOSF  549.87 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 Parties  478.26 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 2019  1010.23 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 Parties  405.14 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 2018  361.2 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 2018  569.28 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 2018  263.65 K   
03/07/2018Communication: change of postal address for the Secretariat  489.11 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 Convention  751.11 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 Convention  751.11 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 compounds  192.58 K   
04/01/2018Communication of amendments to Annexes to A and C to the Convention  551.9 K   
27/10/2017 Request for information in follow up to the decisions taken by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee at its thirteenth meeting  295.81 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 meeting  173.27 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 compounds  137.84 K   
14/03/2017Celebrating gender pioneers for a future detoxified  1.24 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 Parties  255.89 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 compounds  249.8 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 2017  398.62 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 2017  250.69 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 conventions  261.76 K 234.48 K  267.9 K
24/06/2016Communication with Russian Federation on BCRC-SCRC  5.07 MB   
03/06/2016Communication related to expiry of specific exemptions for endosulfan listed in Annex A to the Stockholm Convention  928.87 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 chemicals  881.65 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 centres  80.8 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 Convention  207.93 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 Convention  208.88 K 242.04 K  169.96 K
12/04/2016Communication - Request for information related to the interpretation and application of Article 4  715.95 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 2016-2017  415.55 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 Convention  560.27 K   
24/07/2015Communication on abusive emails  1.23 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 meeting  129.76 K 142 K  150.64 K
01/04/2015Letter from the University of Panama regarding CIIMET, regional centre under the Stockholm Convention  219.39 K   
31/12/2014Consultancy announcement and call for application by 31 December 2014  3.57 MB   
07/11/2014Request for information in follow up to the decisions taken by the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee at its tenth meeting  260.45 K   
31/10/2014Early notification about the meetings of the conferences of the parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in May 2015  807.72 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 Parties  220.3 K 198.02 K  215.29 K
12/08/2014Amounts and allocations of the sixth replenishment of the Trust Fund of the Global Environment Facility  198.49 K   
19/03/2014Expiry of specific exemptions for certain persistent organic pollutants (POPs) listed in Annexes A and B to the Convention  1.18 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 meeting  262.17 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 meeting  127.36 K 391.92 K  216.74 K