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Fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers

21 - 22 October 2021, including High-level Segment

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The fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (Protocol on PRTRs) was held in Palais des Nations, Geneva from 21 to 22 October 2021.

It was held back to back with the seventh session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention) (18-20 October 2021).

The two sessions featured a joint High-level Segment on 21 October 2021 where delegations focussed on the role of the Aarhus Convention and its Protocol in furthering sustainable infrastructure and spatial planning.

The event provided a platform for Parties, Signatories, international organizations, civil society and other stakeholders to discuss achievements and challenges in promoting a wide range of topics relevant to the Protocol on PRTRs.

The sessions resulted in a number of outcomes. Parties to both treaties and a wide range of stakeholders adopted the Geneva Declaration on Environmental Democracy for Sustainable, Inclusive and Resilient Development. The Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on PRTRs also adopted respective decisions setting out priorities for future work by 2025 to advance the implementation of and compliance with the Protocol. Among them, a decision on the way forward for developing the Protocol was adopted by the treaty’s Meeting of the Parties as to make PRTRs a useful tool for decision-making in various areas, such as public health, resource consumption, urban planning, emissions reduction.

Information on election of the Bureau members can be found here
Information on election of the members of the Protocol on PRTRs Compliance Committees, can be found here
Information on side-events can be found here

 

Documents policy

Please note below categories of documents:

1. Pre-session documents prepared in advance for the session:

  • Category I (official documents for possible action)
  • Category II (official background documents, for instance reports on implementation and compliance and national implementation reports)
  • Category III (other documents relevant to the agenda)

2.  Intersessional documents of relevance to the agenda (also Category II)
3.  In-session documents (revised during the session).
4.  Post-session documents (report of the session and other adopted documents)
5.  Statements

 

 

 

Post session documents

25456 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/6 - Report of the meeting _ 365903 _ English _ 773 _ 356742 _ pdf
25456 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/6 - Report of the meeting _ 365903 _ French _ 780 _ 356744 _ pdf
25456 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/6 - Report of the meeting _ 365903 _ Russian _ 864 _ 356745 _ pdf
25456 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/6/Add.1 - Decisions adopted by the Meeting of the Parties _ 365904 _ English _ 773 _ 353067 _ pdf
25456 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/6/Add.1 - Decisions adopted by the Meeting of the Parties _ 365904 _ French _ 780 _ 353068 _ pdf
25456 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/6/Add.1 - Decisions adopted by the Meeting of the Parties _ 365904 _ Russian _ 864 _ 353069 _ pdf

Action documents (Category I pre-session documents)

15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/5 - Provisional Agenda _ 358842 _ English _ 773 _ 333696 _ pdf
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/5 - Provisional Agenda _ 358842 _ French _ 780 _ 333697 _ pdf
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/5 - Provisional Agenda _ 358842 _ Russian _ 864 _ 333698 _ pdf
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/7 - Item 2: Draft operating procedures to facilitate remote participation and decision-making in the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol due to extraordinary circumstances _ 358843 _ English _ 773 _ 343549 _ pdf ECE_MP.PRTR_2021_7_E.docx (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 62.14 KB) docx
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/7 - Item 2: Draft operating procedures to facilitate remote participation and decision-making in the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol due to extraordinary circumstances _ 358843 _ French _ 780 _ 343550 _ pdf ECE_MP.PRTR_2021_7_F.docx (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 52.03 KB) docx
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/7 - Item 2: Draft operating procedures to facilitate remote participation and decision-making in the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol due to extraordinary circumstances _ 358843 _ Russian _ 864 _ 343551 _ pdf ECE_MP.PRTR_2021_7_R.docx (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 60.93 KB) docx
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/12 - Item 4 (a): Draft decision IV/1 on reporting requirements _ 358844 _ English _ 773 _ 333690 _ pdf ECE_MP.PRTR_2021_12_E.docx (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 61.08 KB) docx
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/12 - Item 4 (a): Draft decision IV/1 on reporting requirements _ 358844 _ French _ 780 _ 333692 _ pdf ECE_MP.PRTR_2021_12_F.docx (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 59.05 KB) docx
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/12 - Item 4 (a): Draft decision IV/1 on reporting requirements _ 358844 _ Russian _ 864 _ 333693 _ pdf ECE_MP.PRTR_2021_12_R.docx (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 65.23 KB) docx
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/14 - Item 5: Draft decision IV/2 on the development of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers _ 358845 _ English _ 773 _ 333677 _ pdf ECE_MP.PRTR_2021_14_E.docx (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 58.96 KB) docx
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/14 - Item 5: Draft decision IV/2 on the development of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers _ 358845 _ French _ 780 _ 333678 _ pdf ECE_MP.PRTR_2021_14_F.docx (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 53.71 KB) docx
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/14 - Item 5: Draft decision IV/2 on the development of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers _ 358845 _ Russian _ 864 _ 333679 _ pdf ECE_MP.PRTR_2021_14_R.docx (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 54.65 KB) docx
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/13 - Item 6 (b): Draft decision IV/3 on the work programme for 2022–2025 for the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers _ 358847 _ English _ 773 _ 333683 _ pdf ECE_MP.PRTR_2021_13_E.docx (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 83.92 KB) docx
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/13 - Item 6 (b): Draft decision IV/3 on the work programme for 2022–2025 for the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers _ 358847 _ French _ 780 _ 333684 _ pdf ECE_MP.PRTR_2021_13_F.docx (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 76.94 KB) docx
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/13 - Item 6 (b): Draft decision IV/3 on the work programme for 2022–2025 for the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers _ 358847 _ Russian _ 864 _ 333685 _ pdf ECE_MP.PRTR_2021_13_R.docx (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 88.63 KB) docx
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/11 - Item 6 (c): Draft decision IV/4 on financial arrangements under the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers, advance edited copy _ 358848 _ English _ 773 _ 339010 _ pdf ECE_MP.PRTR_2021_11_E.docx (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 72.53 KB) docx
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/11 - Item 6 (c): Draft decision IV/4 on financial arrangements under the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers, advance edited copy _ 358848 _ French _ 780 _ 339012 _ pdf ECE_MP.PRTR_2021_11_F.docx (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 62.21 KB) docx
15416 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/11 - Item 6 (c): Draft decision IV/4 on financial arrangements under the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers, advance edited copy _ 358848 _ Russian _ 864 _ 339014 _ pdf ECE_MP.PRTR_2021_11_R.docx (application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document, 67.78 KB) docx

Background reports and documents (Category II pre-session documents)

These documents are reports on implementation and compliance and other background documents, prepared by the secretariat or subsidiary bodies of the Protocol to provide a basis for discussion. These documents will be translated where feasible and reproduced by the Conference Service of United Nations Office at Geneva (UNOG) prior to the meeting.  

The original versions of the national implementation reports (as submitted by the Parties to the secretariat) and any additional versions of the reports provided in the national language or languages, where these were provided in languages other than English, French or Russian, can be accessed from the online reporting tool.  

Document title ENG FRE RUS
 
Information note on documents for the fourth session of the Meeting of the Parties (ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/Inf.3)  PDF    
Item 3
Report on the third Global Round Table on Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (ECE/MP.PRTR/WG.1/2019/3)  PDF PDF PDF
Item 5
Report on the development of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (ECE/MP.PRTR/WG.1/2019/6 and Add.1)  

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Report on the outcomes of the survey on the experiences in implementing the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (ECE/MP.PRTR/WG.1/2020/4) PDF PDF PDF
Item 4

Synthesis report on the status of implementation of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers, (ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/10) 

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Item 6 (a)
Report on the implementation of the work programme of the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers for 2018-2021, (ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/8)  PDF PDF PDF
Report on contributions and expenditures in relation to the implementation of the Protocol’s work programme for 2018–2021, (ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/9)  PDF PDF PDF

Contributions and pledges received, 31 August - 15 October 2021 (AC/MOP-7/Inf.6-PRTR/MOP-4/Inf.4)

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Intersessional documents relevant to the Agenda (Category II pre-session documents)

Document title ENG FRE RUS
Report of the Working Group of the Parties on its eighth meeting ECE/MP.PRTR/WG.1/2020/2  PDF PDF PDF
Report of the Working Group of the Parties on its seventh meeting ECE/MP.PRTR/WG.1/2019/2 PDF PDF PDF
Report of the Working Group of the Parties on its sixth meeting ECE/MP.PRTR/WG.1/2018/2   PDF PDF PDF
Bureau
For the reports of the Bureau on its 13th to 20th meetings, please see the following webpage       
Compliance Committee 

Membership of the Compliance Committee (ECE/MP.PRTR/WG.1/2020/3) 

For the reports of the Compliance Committee on its 6th to 10th meetings, please see the following webpage  

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International PRTR Coordinating Group and Global Round Table

For the reports of the International PRTR Coordinating Group on its 12th to 13th meetings, see the following webpage 

For the material of the third Global Round Table on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers, see the following webpage 

     

In-session documents

13509 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/CRP.5 - List of key decisions and outcomes, as adopted _ 361503 _ English _ 773 _ 340145 _ pdf
13509 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/CRP.3 - Decision IV/1 on reporting requirements _ 361506 _ English _ 773 _ 340148 _ pdf
13509 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/CRP.3 - Decision IV/1 on reporting requirements _ 361506 _ French _ 780 _ 340149 _ pdf
13509 _ ECE/MP.PRTR/2021/CRP.3 - Decision IV/1 on reporting requirements _ 361506 _ Russian _ 864 _ 340150 _ pdf

Statements, comments and reports

Document title ENG FRE RUS
Comments and Statements by EU and its Member States
     
On draft Operating Procedures to facilitate remote participation and decision-making in Aarhus MOP-7 and PRTR MOPP-4      PDF    
Statements on agenda items 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 11

 

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Statement by Kazakhstan
     
On Status of ratification of the Protocol on PRTRs     PDF
Statements by the United Kingdom
     
Statements on agenda items 5, 6 and 11 PDF    
Statement by UNEP/MAP
     
On Promotion and Capacity Building - Coordination mechanisms and synergies PDF    
Statement by UNITAR
     
On Promotion and Capacity Building - Coordination mechanisms and synergies PDF    
Statement by OECD
     
On Coordination mechanisms and synergies and Subregional and national activities PDF    
Statements by European ECO Forum
     
On Implementation of the work programme for 2018–2021 PDF    
On Future work programme 2022-2025 PDF    
On Biosafety information in the aviation sector in the light of the principles of precaution and transparency PDF PDF  
Statement by Participatio Ltd.
     
On Promotion and Capacity Building PDF    

Photos

Photos of the events are available here