Compliance Committee

Compliance

According to Article 17 of the Convention, the Conference of the Parties shall develop and approve procedures and institutional mechanisms for determining non-compliance with the provisions of the Convention and for the treatment of Parties found to be in non-compliance. 

To prepare draft procedures on non-compliance for its consideration, the Conference of Parties established an ad hoc open-ended working group on non-compliance that met in April 2006 and April 2007. Further work on the issue was undertaken by the Conference of the Parties at its third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth meetings. At its eighth meeting, and as reflected in paragraphs 215-222 of the meeting report, the Conference of the Parties decided to defer further consideration of the matter of compliance to its ninth meeting.

The table below sets out comments on outstanding issues submitted by Parties at the invitation of the Bureau during the intersessional period between the seventh and eight meetings of the Conference of the Parties.

Views from Parties

 

SubmitterTitleDateEnglishSpanish
Items: 13    
CanadaComments from Canada on the procedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Stockholm Convention15/04/2016151.42 K 
ColombiaLetter from Colombia to the President of COP-806/04/2016 151.69 K
ColombiaComments from Colombia on pending issues relating to the Procedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Stockholm Convention06/04/201686.8 K 
Costa RicaProcedimientos y mecanismos sobre el cumplimiento del Convenio de Estocolmo/Decisión SC-712602/09/2016 291.52 K
CubaProcedimientos y mecanismos para el cumplimiento del Convenio de Estocolmo29/03/2016 42.22 K
EgyptComments from Egypt on the procedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Stockholm Convention30/09/201640.83 K 
European UnionProcedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Stockholm Convention11/04/201694.12 K 
GuatemalaComments from Guatemala on the procedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Stockholm Convention02/05/201680.34 K 
IndiaComments of India on SC-7/26: Procedures and mechanism on compliance with the Stockholm Convention31/08/201637.95 K 
Iran (Islamic Republic of)Procedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Stockholm Convention13/04/201673.5 K 
JapanProcedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Stockholm Convention26/04/201636.54 K 
PeruRevisión y comentarios del proyecto del anexo de la Decisión SC-7/2617/05/2016 23.03 K
TürkiyeProcedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Stockholm Convention04/04/201611.01 K 

COP Decisions on Non-compliance

 

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 Items: 7 Files: 14
SC-1/14 Non-compliance59 K11.51 K
 
 
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3. Requests the Secretariat to prepare, for submission to the open-ended ad hoc working group, the following:

(a) A compilation of the views and proposals submitted to it pursuant to paragraph 2;

(b) A draft text of procedures and institutional mechanisms on non-compliance under Article 17, reflecting different options and alternatives, on the basis of the views and proposals above and bearing in mind recent developments concerning compliance within multilateral environmental agreements.

Those documents should be made available as soon as practicable but not later than 2 months before the second meeting the Conference of the Parties;

4. Requests the open-ended ad hoc working group to report on its work to the Conference of the Parties at its second meeting, including any recommendations, for consideration by the Conference of the Parties.
SC-2/14 Non-compliance63.5 K12.98 K
 
 
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1. Welcomes the report of the meeting of the open-ended ad hoc working group to consider procedures and institutional mechanisms on non-compliance which was held on 28 and 29 April 2006 in Geneva, 2. Decides, in view of the recommendation contained in the report of the openended ad hoc working group, to convene for a duration of three days immediately prior to the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties a second meeting of the openended ad hoc working group to consider procedures and institutional mechanisms on non-compliance under article 17 of the Convention; 3. Also decides to consider further the matter required under Article 17 of the Convention with the aim of reaching agreement on procedures and institutional mechanisms on non-compliance at its third meeting, if possible; 4. Further decides that the draft text contained in the annex to the report of the meeting of the open-ended ad hoc working group shall be the basis for further work of the open-ended ad hoc working group at its second meeting and subsequent discussion at the third meeting of the Conference of the Parties on the question of non-compliance;
SC-3/20 Non-compliance100.5 K57.96 K
 
 
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1. Decides to negotiate further and to consider for adoption at its fourth meeting the procedures and institutional mechanisms on noncompliance required under article 17 of the Convention; 2. Decides also that the draft text contained in the annex to the present decision, bearing in mind the proposal of the Chair of the contact group contained in the appendix to the draft text, shall be the basis for its further work on the procedures and institutional mechanisms at its fourth meeting.
SC-4/33Procedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Stockholm Convention108.5 K110.05 K
 
 
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Recalling Article 17 of the Stockholm Convention,

Mindful that the procedures and mechanisms called for under Article 17 will help address issues of non compliance, including by facilitating assistance and providing advice to Parties facing compliance issues,

SC-5/19Procedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Stockholm Convention130.5 K7.8 K
 
 
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The Conference of the Parties

1. Decides to consider further at its sixth meeting for adoption the procedures and institutional mechanisms on non compliance required under Article 17 of the Convention;
2. Decides also that the draft text set out in the annex to decision SC-4/33, bearing in mind the proposal of the chair of the contact group set out in the appendix to that annex, shall be the basis for its further work on the procedures and institutional mechanisms at its sixth meeting;

SC-6/24Procedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Stockholm Convention78.5 K34.25 K
 
 
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The Conference of the Parties,

Recalling Article 17 of the Stockholm Convention,

Mindful that the procedures and mechanisms called for under Article 17 will help address issues of non-compliance, including by facilitating assistance and providing advice to parties facing compliance issues,

1. Decides to consider further at its seventh meeting for adoption the procedures and mechanisms on non-compliance required under Article 17 of the Convention;
SC-7/26Procedures and mechanisms on compliance with the Stockholm Convention35.29 K76.8 K
 
 
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The Conference of the Parties

Recalling Article 17 of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants,

Mindful that the procedures and institutional mechanisms called for under Article 17 will help address compliance,