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Fourth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Protocol on PRTRs

26 November 2015
Madrid Spain

The fourth meeting of the Working Group of the Parties to the Protocol on PRTRs took place in Madrid on 26 November 2015 back to back with the 2nd Global Round Table on PRTRs (24 - 25 November 2015).

The Working Group reviewed the progress in implementing the current work programme, including:

  • Implementation of the work programmes for 2011-2014 and 2015-2017;
  • Financial matters;
  • Compliance and reporting mechanisms, including documents prepared by the Compliance Committee on Guidance on reporting on the Protocol's implementation and Systemic issues with the implementation of the Protocol;
  • Promotion and capacity-building;
  • Preparations for the third ordinary session of the Meeting of the Parties.

Documents for the meeting, statements made during the meeting, and the meeting report are being uploaded on this webpage as they become available.

Documents

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Provisional Agenda (ECE/MP.PRTR/WG.1/2015/1)

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Report (ECE/MP.PRTR/WG.1/2015/2) PDF PDF PDF
List of Participants PDF    

Decisions and Major Outcomes as adopted by the Working Group at its fourth meeting (PRTR/WG.1/2015/Inf.4)

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Item 3
Overview of designation of national focal points (PRTR/WG.1/2015/Inf.1)
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Item 4
Results of the survey on implementation of Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (PRTRs) and promotion of the Protocol on PRTRs in Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (PRTR/WG.1/2015/Inf.2)

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Item 5
Draft systemic issues concerning the implementation of the Protocol and recommendations on how to address them, (ECE/MP.PRTR/WG.1/2015/5)
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Draft guidance for reporting on implementation of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers, (ECE/MP.PRTR/WG.1/2015/6)

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Item 6
Report on implementation of the work programmes of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers for 2011–2014 and 2015–2017, (ECE/MP.PRTR/WG.1/2015/3)
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Report on contributions and expenditures in relation to the implementation of the work programmes of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers for 2011–2014 and 2015–2017,
(ECE/MP.PRTR/WG.1/2015/4)
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Contributions received between 15 August -16 November 2015 (PRTR/WG.1/2015/Inf.3) PDF    

 

Statements and Presentations

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Agenda item 1:  Opening of the meeting and adoption of the agenda        
Statement by EU and its Member States PDF      
Agenda Item 4: Promotion and capacity building        

(a): Synergies with Partner organizations
Statement by Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

Statement by United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR)

Statement by Regional Environmental Centre for Central and Eastern Europe (REC CEE)

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(c): Electronic tools
Presentation by OECD on IOMC toolbox

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(e): Other relevant activities
Statement by EU and its Member States

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Agenda Item 5: Compliance and reporting mechanisms        
Presentation by European ECO-Forum on Survey on the storage of hazardous substances PDF      
Statement by EU and its Member States PDF      
Agenda Item 6: Implementation of the work programmes for 2011–2014 and 2015–2017, including financial matters        
Statement by EU and its Member States PDF      
Agenda Item 10: Adoption of decisions and outcomes of the meeting        
Statement by EU and its Member States PDF      
Closing statement        
Statement by Ms. Guillermina Yanguas Montero, Director General of Environmental Quality and Assessment and Natural Affairs, Spain       PDF