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Eighth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Industrial Accidents Convention, Palais des Nations, room VII

Eighth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Industrial Accidents Convention, Palais des Nations, room VII

03 December (10:00) - 05 December (18:00) 2014
Geneva Switzerland

The eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties will provide an opportunity to review the work under the Convention and to determine future directions and priorities. Key decisions to be taken by the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties include:

- Adoption of a revised Annex I to the Convention on hazardous substances for the purposes of defining hazardous activities;

- Decisions with regard to the provisions and issues on which work shall proceed to draft an amendment to the Convention, comprising public participation;

- Decisions on which issues to prepare elements for guidance by the Conference of the Parties, comprising compliance and land-use planning;

- Consideration with regard to the possible opening of the Convention to UN member States beyond the ECE region.

In the framework of the 8th meeting of the Conference of the Parties, a seminar on enhancing industrial safety in the ECE region will be held. More information and the programme is available in the seminar flyer (Russian version)

Delegations of Parties to the Convention are reminded about the requirement to submit Credentials, issued either by the Head of State or Government or by the Minister for Foreign Affairs to the secretariat at the beginning of the meeting. The secretariat would appreciate receiving a copy of the Credentials in advance scanned by e-mail at [email protected]

Credentials

Registration & Practical information

Official documents

Official documents ENG FR RUS

Provisional annotated agenda

ECE/CP.TEIA/29

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Report of the Conference of the Parties on its eighth meeting

ECE/CP.TEIA/30

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Report of the Conference of the Parties on its eighth meeting. Decisions adopted at the eighth meeting

ECE/CP.TEIA/30/Add.1

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Ratification status

ECE/CP.TEIA/2014/1

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Activities of the Bureau since the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties

ECE/CP.TEIA/2014/2

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Use of financial and in-kind resources in 2013-2014

ECE/CP.TEIA/2014/3

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Seventh report on the Implementation of the Convention (2012-2013)

ECE/CP.TEIA/2014/4

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Seventh report on the Implementation of the Convention (2012-2013) - Corrigendum

ECE/CP.TEIA/2014/4/Corr.1

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A decade of assistance to countries in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia: lessons learned and future prospects

ECE/CP.TEIA/2014/5

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Opening of the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents to other member states of the United Nations. Considerations and options with regard to a possible amendment

ECE/CP.TEIA/2014/6

 

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Priorities, workplan and resources under the Convention for 2015-2016

ECE/CP.TEIA/2014/7

 

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Draft decision amending Annex I to the Convention

ECE/CP.TEIA/2014/8

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Draft decision amending Annex I to the Convention - Corrigendum

ECE/CP.TEIA/2014/8/Corr.1

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Proposed Amendments and Prioritization of Guidance by the Conference of the Parties

ECE/CP.TEIA/2014/9

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Approaches to compliance mechanisms under United Nations Economic Commission for Europe multilateral environmental agreements: an overview

ECE/CP.TEIA/2014/10

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Draft decision on strengthening the implementation of the Convention

ECE/CP.TEIA/2014/11

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Draft decision on guiding principles for financial assistance

ECE/CP.TEIA/2014/CRP.1

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Background documents      

Opening of the environmental instruments of the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe and their promotion beyond the region

ECE/CEP/2014/6

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Report of the Seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties

ECE/CP.TEIA/24

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Report of the Fourth meeting of the Working Group on the Development

ECE/CP.TEIA/WG.1/2014/3

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Informal documents

Informal documents ENG RU
Complementary information to the seventh report on Implementation of the Convention PDF  

Benchmarks on the implementation of the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents

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Safety guidelines and good industry practicies for oil terminals PDF PDF
Complementary information to the document:

Approaches to compliance mechanisms under United Nations Economic Commission for Europe multilateral environmental agreements: an overview

 

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Draft workplan for the Joint Expert Group PDF PDF
Checklist on contingency planning for transboundary waters PDF PDF
Draft decision on guiding principles for financial assistance PDF PDF
An Overview of Methodologies for Hazard Rating of Industrial Sites PDF

Presentations

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Item 2

   

"Ratification status"

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Item 3

   

"Activities of the Bureau in the biennium 2013-2014" by Mr. Chris Dijkens, Chair of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention of the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents

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Item 4

   

"Election of the Bureau"

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Item 5

   

"Election of the WGI"

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"Draft Decision for enhancing the implementation of the Convention" by Ms. Sandra Ashcroft, Chair of the Convention's Working Group on Implementation

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"Seventh report on the implementation of the Convention (2012-2013)" by Ms. Sandra Ashcroft, Chair of the Convention's Working Group on Implementation

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Item 6

   

"Introduction to the Assistance programme" by Mr. Sergiusz Ludwiczak, UNECE Transboundary Cooperation Section

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"Training session on the use of Indicators and Criteria under the Industrial Accidents Convention" by Mr. Mutallim Abdulhasanov, Azerbaijan

 

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"Assistance programme - moving force for transposition and implementation of the Convention on the Transboudary Effects of Industrial Accidents in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia" by Ms. Emilija Kjupeva-Nedelkova and Ms. Lendita Dika

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"Assistance Programme - support in implementation of the Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents in the Republic of Serbia" by Ms. Suzana Milutinovic

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"Prevention of industrial accidents, preparedness and response in Montenegro" by Mr. Vladan Dragutinovic

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"Kyrgyzstan and the Industrial Accidents Convention" by Ms. Gulfia Shabaeva

 

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"Progress report on the Assistance Programme during 2013-2014" by Mr. Nikolay Savov, UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention secretariat

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"Document on indicators and criteria: towards a user-friendly version" By Ms. sandra Ashcroft, Chair of the Working Group on Implementation and Ms. Virginia Fusé, UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention secretariat

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"Project on hazard and crisis management in Danube Delta" by Ms. Svetlana Stirbu, Republic of Moldova, Mr. Francisc Senzaconi, Ms. Marilena Ghiu, Romania and Mr. Yurii Nabyvanets, Ukraine

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"Safety Guidelines and Good Industry Practices for Oil Terminals" by Mr. Gerhard Winkelmann-Oei, Germany and Mr. Nikolay Savov, UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention secretariat

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Item 7    
"Activities of the Working Gourp on Development" by Mr. Chris Dijkens, Chair of the Working Group on Development PDF  

"Opening of the Industrial Accidents Convention beyond the ECE region" by Ms. Franziska Ilg-Hirsch and Ms. Virginia Fusé, UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention secretariat

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Item 8    

"Involvement of Parties and other stakeholders" by Ms. Claudia Kamke, UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention secretariat

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"Workshop on aspects of risk management for university students in Perm" by Ms. Kristine Sahakyan, Eco Peace Armenia

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Item 10    

"Informal meetings between representatives of MEA governing bodies and CEP" by Mr. Chris Dijkens, Chair of the Bureau 2013-2014

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"Webinar on the Overview of methodologies for Hazard Rating of Industrial Sites" by Mr. Nikolay Savov, UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention secretariat

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"Content of the Hazard Rating Document" by Ms. Maureen Heraty Wood, EC-JRC-IPSC, Major Accident Hazards Bureau

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"Improving the Safety of Industrial Tailings management Facilities based on the example of Ukrainian Facilities" by Mr. John Vijgen PDF PDF
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"Upgrade of the ECE IAN System and results of electronic consultation of the Points of Contact" by Mr. Nikolay Savov, UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention secretariat

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Item 13    
"Use of financial and in-kind resources" by Ms. Franziska Ilg-Hirsch, Industrial Accidents Convention secretariat PDF  
Item 14    
"Sustainable extrabudgetary financing: actions by the small group on financing and deliberations by the representatives of the governing bodies of ECE MEAs"" by Mr. Chris Dijkens, Chair of the Bureau 2013-2014, Member of the small group on financing PDF  
Item 15    

"Workplan and resources for 2015-2016" by Jasmina Karba, Chair of the Industrial Accidents Convention

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Item 18    

"Decision taken by the Conference of the Parties at its 8th meeting"

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Seminar    

"Consultation with neighbouring countries and notification of hazardous activities: an experience from Switzerland" by Mr. Martin Merkofer

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"Transboundary response exercise involving Belarus, Latvia and Lithuania" by Mr. Evgeny Baranovsky

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