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Third meeting of Working Group on the Development

03 September (10:00) - 04 September (18:00) 2013
Geneva Switzerland

The seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties, in 2012, requested the Working Group on the Development of the Convention to draft a revised annex I to bring it into line with the United Nations Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals (GHS, ST/SG/AC.10/30/Rev.4) and to maintain consistency with the corresponding European Union legislation (Seveso III Directive). The meeting also requested the Working Group to evaluate the possible amendment of the Convention to address a number of other provisions and issues.

To be held in room VIII, Palais des Nations, Geneva.

Registration form       Financial support form

Additional information (pending issue of the provisional agenda)

Terms of reference, prepared by the Bureau with the support of the secretariat, of

Resources developed by the European Commission during the alignment of the Seveso Directive with GHS (see under Special Regulatory Topics)

Official Documents

Document Title ENG FRE RUS
Annotated provisional agenda of the third meeting
(ECE/CP.TEIA/WG.1/2013/1)
ENG FRE RUS
Background paper on possible amendments to the Convention (ECE/CP.TEIA/WG.1/2013/3) ENG FRE RUS
Report of the third session ENG FRE RUS

Presentations

Presentations   PFD    
Presentation 1  Public participation under Aarhus   PDF    
Presentation 2 Changes on Parts I and II of Annex I of the Convention   PDF    
Presentation 3 Summary of recommendations of the WGD regarding Annex   PDF    
Presentation 4 Proposed changes in the Convention   PDF    
Presentation 5 Globally Harmonized System of Classification and Labelling of Chemicals  (GHS)   PDF    
Presentation 6 Possible amendments to the Convention and their impact   PDF    
Presentation 7 The global opening of the UNECE Water Convention   PDF