ENB @ IFCS FORUM V, 25-29 September 2006, Budapest, Hungary; Highlights for Thursday, September 28, 2006

Fifth Session of the Intergovernmental Forum On Chemical Safety

25-29 September 2006 | Budapest, Hungary

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HIGHLIGHTS FOR THURSDAY, 28 SEPTEMBER 2006

On Thursday morning, IFCS-V (Forum V) participants met in regional groups and then convened in plenary. In the afternoon there was a meeting of contributor countries, followed by field trips. Working groups met in the evening and late into the night.

The working groups on precaution, and toys and chemical safety met in the evening, followed by the working groups on heavy metals, and lastly, the working group on the future of IFCS.

Deliberations continued until CEST 01:30 am.

IFCS President Suwit Wibulpolprasert gives his support for the future of IFCS.

REGIONAL MEETINGS



Ivana Halle (Croatia)	Osvaldo Alvarez (Chile)	Sayed Ali Mohammad Mousavi (Iran)



Karmen Krajnc (Slovenia)	Sergia Oliveira (Brazil)	Anuar Mokhtar (Malaysia)

Plenary: TOYS AND CHEMICAL SAFETY



	Katherine Shea (IFCS Advisor)		Boris Kurlyandskiy (Russian Federation)

Plenary: PRECAUTION



	Joel Tickner (Lowell Center for Sustainable Production)		Abiola Olanipekun (Nigeria)



Glenn Wiser (CIEL)	Matt Burton (USA)	Meriel Watts (PAN Asia and Pacific)

Plenary: HEAVY METALS



	Monika Luxem (Germany)		Alo Babajide (University of Lagos)



Jenny Pronczuk (WHO)	Maria Doa (USA)	Cheryl Beillard (Canada)



	Pirkko Kivelä (Finland)		Takashi Fukushima (Japan)

Plenary: FUTURE OF IFCS



	Georg Karlaganis (Switzerland)		Jack Weinberg (EHF)



Björn Beeler (IPEN)	Silvani Mng'anya (Agenda for Environment and Responsible Development)	Lilian Corra (ISDE)

CONTRIBUTORS MEETING



	Judy Stober (IFCS Executive Secretary)

AFTERNOON FIELD TRIP

As the Sun sets in Budapest, delegates returned from field trips to resume working group discussions.

AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON TOYS AND CHEMICAL SAFETY



	Ravi Agarwal (Toxics Link)		Yona Amitai (Israel)

AD HOC GROUP ON HEAVY METALS



	Jacqueline Alvarez (Uruguay, on behalf of GRULAC)		John Atherton (ICMM)

From left to right: Cheryl Beillard (Canada), Satendar Singh (Canada), and Bjørn Erikson (ICFTU) .

AD HOC WORKING GROUP ON FUTURE OF IFCS

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