Pre-'92
May ’89: London
Guidelines for the Exchange of Information on Chemicals in
International
Trade
-
Amended 1989 - Decision 15/30 of the Governing Council
of UNEP
UNEP
Nairobi, Kenya
http://irptc.unep.ch/ethics/english/longuien.htm
1992
May ’92 – Apr. ’94:
Code of Ethics on the International Trade in Chemicals
UNEP
http://irptc.unep.ch/ethics/english/CODEEN.html
June ’92: Environmentally
Sound Management of Toxic Chemicals, including
prevention of illegal
international traffic in toxic and dangerous products
UN Conference on
Environment & Development – Chapter 19
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/agenda21chapter19.htm
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1994
Apr. ’94: International
Conference on Chemical Safety - Forum I
World Health Organisation
Stockholm Sweden
Res. 1 - Terms of Reference http://www.who.int/ifcs/fs_res1.htm
Res. 2 - Priorities for Action http://www.who.int/ifcs/fs_res2.htm
May ’94: Report
on Toxic Chemicals
Commission on Sustainable Development –
2nd Session
New York, USA
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/toxicc1.htm#second
1995
Apr. ’95: Report
on the Progress in the implementation of decisions adopted by
the 2nd
Session of the CSD – Toxic Chemicals
Commission on Sustainable Development –
3rd Session
New York, USA
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/toxicc1.htm#third
Mar. ’95: 1st
Meeting of the Intersessional Group to the Intergovernmental
Forum on Chemical
Safety
World Health Organisation
Bruges, Belgium
Report available from the IFCS Secretariat
– Contact: ifcs@who.org
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1996
Mar. ’96: 2nd
Meeting of the Intersessional Group to the Intergovernmental
Forum on Chemical
Safety
World Health Organisation
Canaberra, Australia
Report available from the IFCS Secretariat
- Contact: ifcs@who.ch
Apr. 96: Government-Designated Group
of Experts on Further Measures to
Reduce the Risks from a Limited Number of
Hazardous Chemicals
Copenhagen, Denmark
http://irptc.unep.ch/pic/furmer/reporten.ww6
June ’96: Intergovernmental
Forum on Chemical Safety Ad-Hoc Working
Group on POPs
World Health Organisation
Manila, Philippines
http://www.who.int/ifcs/pop_home.htm#WG_POPs
June ’96: Intergovernmental
Experts Meeting on POPs
World Health Organisation
Manila, Philippines
http://www.who.int/ifcs/pop_home.htm#Experts
1997
Jan. '97: Governing
Council Decision 19/13B - Further Measures on
International
Activities Relating to Chemicals
http://irptc.unep.ch/pic/furmer/gcfurm-e.html
Governing Council Decision 18/13D - Enhanced
Coherence & Efficiency on
International Activities Relating to Chemicals
http://irptc.unep.ch/pic/furmer/gcfram-e.html
UNEP Governing Council - 19th Session
Nairobi, Kenya
Feb. ’97: 2nd
Session of the Intergovernmental Forum on Chemical Safety
World Health Organisation
Ottowa, Canada
http://www.who.int/ifcs/fs_f2.htm
June ’97: UNGASS
– Programme for the Further Implementation of Agenda 21 – Para. 57: Toxic
Chemicals
New York, USA
http://www.un.org/esa/sustdev/toxicc1.htm#fifth
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1998
Dec. ’98: 3rd
Meeting of the Intersessional Group of the Intergovernmental
Forum on Chemical
Safety.
World Health Organisation
Yokohama, Japan
http://www.who.int/ifcs/isg3-final/contents-en.html
1999
Feb. '99: Report
on Enhanced Coherence and Efficiency among International
Activities Related
to Chemicals
UNEP Governing Council - 20th Session
Nairobi, Kenya
http://irptc.unep.ch/pic/furmer/reportww.doc
2000
Feb. 2000: First
Session of the Interim Chemical Review Committee
UNEP
Geneva, Switzerland
http://irptc.unep.ch/pic
Mar. 2000: The Management of Solid &
Liquid Hazardous Wastes
UK British Council
Newcastle, UK
Contact: robert.pinherio@britishcouncil.org
http://www.britcoun.org
Oct. 2000: Forum
III of the International Chemical Safety Advisory –
Partnership for Global Chemical Safety
World Health Organisation
Salvador, Brazil
http://www.iisd.ca/linkages/chemical/index.html
Oct. 2000: Intergovernmental
Forum on Chemical Safety
UNEP/WHO
Salvador, Bahia
Contact: ifcs@who.ch
http://www.who.int/ifcs/meeting.htm
Nov. 2000: 5th
Intergovernmental Committee on Chemical Safety
UNEP
Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.unep.ch/pics/5thICCS.htm
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Basel Convention Meetings
Pre-'92
Mar. ’89:
Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements
of
Hazardous Wastes and
their Disposal
Conference on Plenipotentiaries
UNEP,
Basel, Switzerland
http://www.unep.ch/basel/text/con-e.htm
1992
Dec. ’92: Basel
Convention – COP 1
UNEP
Piriapolis, Uraguay
http://www.unep.ch/basel/meetings/sbc/cop/cop-1.htm
1994
Mar. ’94: Basel
Convention – COP 2
UNEP
Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.unep.ch/basel/meetings/sbc/cop/cop-2.htm
Dec. ’94: Report
of the Open-ended Ad-Hoc Working Group on the
Implementation of
the Basel Convention – 2nd Meeting
UNEP
Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.unep.ch/basel/meetings/sbc/implement/imp-2.htm
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1995
Sept. ’95: Basel
Convention – COP 3
UNEP
Geneva Switzerland
Part 1 http://www.unep.ch/basel/meetings/sbc/cop/cop3-a.htm
Part 2 http://www.unep.ch/basel/meetings/sbc/cop/cop3-b.htm
Dec. ’95: Report
of the Technical Working Group to the Basel Convention – 9th
Session
UNEP
Bonn, Germany
http://www.unep.ch/basel/meetings/sbc/twg-9.htm
1996
Apr. ’96: Report
of the Technical Working Group to the Basel Convention – 10th
Session
UNEP
Kuala Lumpa, Malaysia
http://www.unep.ch/basel/meetings/sbc/twg-10.htm
Sept. ’96: Report
of the Technical Working Group to the Basel Convention – 11th
Session
UNEP
Manchester, UK
http://www.unep.ch/basel/meetings/sbc/twg-11.htm
1997
Feb. ’97: Report
of the Technical Working Group to the Basel Convention – 12th
Session
UNEP
Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.unep.ch/basel/meetings/sbc/twg-12.htm
June ’97: Report
of the Open-ended Ad-Hoc Committee for the Implementation
of the Basel
Convention – 3rd Meeting
UNEP
Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.unep.ch/basel/meetings/sbc/implement/imp-3.htm
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1998
Feb. ’98: Basel
Convention - COP 4
UNEP
Kuching, Malaysia
http://www.unep.ch/basel/meetings/sbc/cop/Feb4sess.pdf
Nov. ’98: Report
of the Technical Working Group to the Basel Convention – 14th
Session
UNEP
Pretoria, South Africa
1999
Apr. ’99:
Report of the Technical Working Group to the Basel Convention – 15th
Session
UNEP
Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.unep.ch/basel/meetings/sbc/twg-15.htm
June ’99: Pre-session
document of the Open-ended Ad-Hoc Committee for the
implementation of
the Basel Convention – 4th Meeting
UNEP
Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.unep.ch/basel/meetings/sbc/implement/imp4-0.htm
Dec. ’99: Pre-Session
Documents – COP 5
UNEP
Basel, Switzerland
http://www.unep.ch/basel/COP5/cop5.html
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Draft Protocol on Liability and
Compensation for Damage Resulting from Transboundary Movements of Hazardous
Wastes and Their Disposal
1999
Jan ’99: Report
of the Ad-Hoc Working Group to consider a protocol on liability
and compensation for
damage resulting in movements & Disposal of Hazardous
Wastes - 8th Meeting
UNEP
Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.unep.ch/basel/meetings/sbc/liab8-5.htm
Apr. ’99: Report
of the Ad-Hoc Working Group to consider a protocol on liability
and compensation for
damage resulting in movements & Disposal of Hazardous
Wastes - 9th Meeting
UNEP
Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.unep.ch/basel/meetings/sbc/liab9-2.htm
Aug. - Sept. ’99: Report
of the Ad-Hoc Working Group to consider a protocol on
liability and
compensation for damage resulting in movements & Disposal of
Hazardous Wastes -
10th Meeting
UNEP
Geneva, Switzerland
http://www.unep.ch/basel/meetings/sbc/liab10-2.htm
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Development of an
International Legally Binding Instrument on Prior Informed Consent (PICs) & Persistent Organic Pollutants
(POPs)
1996
Mar. ‘96: 1st
Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for an
international
legally binding instrument on PIC
UNEP
Brussels, Belgium
http://irptc.unep.ch/pic/meet1/english/brus-rep.wp5
Sept. ’96: 2nd
Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for an
international
legally binding instrument on PIC
UNEP
Nairobi, Kenya
http://irptc.unep.ch/pic/incs/2/english/report.wp5
1997
May ’97: 3rd
Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for an
international
legally binding instrument on PIC
UNEP
Geneva, Switzerland
http://irptc.unep.ch/pic/incs/3/english/reporten.wp5
Oct. ’97: 4th
Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for an
International
legally binding instrument on PIC
UNEP
Rome, Italy
http://irptc.unep.ch/pic/incs/4/english/repenwp.wp
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1998
Mar. ’98: 5th
Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for an
international
legally binding instrument on PIC
UNEP
Brussels, Belgium
http://irptc.unep.ch/pic/incs/5/pic5repwp.doc
June ’98: 1st
Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for an
international
legally binding instrument on POPs
UNEP
Montreal, Canada
http://irptc.unep.ch/pops/POPs_Inc/INC_1/Inc1_docs.html
Sept. ‘98: Conference
of Plenipotentiaries on the Convention on the Prior
internationally
binding instrument on POPs
UNEP
Bonn, Germany
Contact: Jwillis@unep.ch
http://www.chem.unep.ch/pops
2000
Nov. 2000: 5th
Session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for and
internationally
binding instrument on POPs
UNEP
South Africa
http://irptc.unep.ch/pops/newlayout/calendar_of_events.htm
2001
Mar. '01: Workshop to Promote
Sustainable Alternative Strategies to POPs Pesticides
UNEP
Bangkok, Thailand
Mar. '01: 2nd Session of the
Interim Chemical Review Committee (Rotterdam Convention)
UNEP
Rome, Italy
http://www.chem.unep.ch/Rotterdam/icrc/ICRC2.htm
May '01: POPs Diplomatic
Conference
UNEP
Stockholm, Sweden
Contact: chemicals@unep.ch
www.chem.unep.ch/pops/
Oct. '01: 8th Session of the
Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee, Rotterdam Convention (PICs)
UNEP
Rome, Italy
http://www.pic.int/
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