Joint workshop for enhancing the effective participation of Parties to the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions in the work of the Rotterdam Convention’s Chemical Review Committee and the Stockholm Convention’s POPs Review Committee

Brno, Czech Republic from 05 February to 07 February 2018

Highlights: The CRC-POPRC joint workshop is organized by the Secretariat of the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions with the financial support of the European Union and the Government of Germany and in cooperation with RECETOX as the Stockholm Convention Regional Centre in the Czech Republic.

Meeting objectives: The Chemical Review Committee (CRC) and the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC) are the scientific subsidiary bodies of the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions, respectively, and play a central role in the process of listing new chemicals and advancing the technical work under the conventions. Both committees follow several processes and policies in reviewing chemicals for listing under the conventions.

The processes for review and listing new chemicals are quite complex and the national coordination to collect information is not a simple task. Since the committees rely heavily on the information and comments provided by Parties and observers, it is essential that they have good understanding on how they can contribute/participate in the process and aware of chemicals under review.

The objectives of workshop are to:

  • Strengthen your understanding on the processes for review and listing new chemicals under the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions
  • Inform you of the latest work of CRC/POPRC and what’s expected in the upcoming meetings
  • Inform you of the chemicals recently added to the Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions and related obligations
  • Strengthen your capacity to provide more inputs to CRC/POPRC and participate in the processes for review and listing new chemicals

Target audience: Official contact points, national focal points, designated national authorities, members of the Chemical Review Committee and the POPs Review Committee from the Central and Eastern European Region.

Workshop documents

 

TitleEnglish
Items: 5 
Agenda53.81 K 376.37 K
Handbook of working procedures and policy guidance for the Chemical Review Committee1.02 MB
Handbook for effective participation in the POPs Review Committee under the Stockholm Convention 1.04 MB
List of participants20.48 K
Report of the joint workshop for enhancing the effective participation of Parties in the work of the CRC and POPRC291.73 K 328.77 K

Contact Information

For questions regarding the workshop, please contact Kei Ohno Woodall  (kei.ohno-woodall@brsmeas.org).