|
|
|
 Tenth
session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee for an
International Legally Binding Instrument for the Application of the
Prior Informed Consent Procedure (PIC) for Certain Hazardous Chemicals
and Pesticides in International Trade (INC-10)Geneva, Switzerland; 17-21 November 2003
Highlights
for Friday,
21 November 2003
On Friday, 21 November, delegates convened for
the closing Plenary and to adopt the report of INC-10 (UNEP/FAO/PIC/INC.10/L.1
and UNEP/FAO/PIC/INC.10/L.1/Add.1). The INC conducted a
paragraph-by-paragraph reading of the report, making a number of editorial
changes and amendments to the content. Following this, the INC adopted the
report of INC-10 by acclamation. After the consideration of the report
several delegates made closing statements, congratulating Chair Rodrigues
and the Secretariat for their effectiveness and contributions to the
successful outcome of INC-10. Delegates also thanked the Government of
Switzerland for hosting INC-10. |
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
||
|
| |
|
|
The
Gambia for the African Group, welcomed the recognition of
African countries' concerns regarding technical assistance and
capacity building, and noted the importance of a separate trust fund
for technical assistance. Above photo: Fatoumata Ndoye (the Gambia).
|
|
Egypt
for the Arab region, stressed the need to address technical
assistance before concluding issues of non-compliance. Above
photo: Tarek Eid Mohamed Mahmoud El Ruby (Egypt).
|
|
The EU said it was looking forward to COP-1 and to the
opportunity for implementing the Convention and safeguarding human
health and the environment from the harmful impacts of certain
hazardous pesticides and chemicals. Above photo: Italian
delegation.
|
|||||
| PIC-10
ENB Team: |
|||||
|
|
|||||
|
|
||||
|
| ||||
|
|
Above
photo L-R: Richard Sherman and Angeles Estrada.
|
|
|
|