Opening Plenary:
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INC
Chair Maria Celina de Azevedo Rodrigues (Brazil) (right photo)
welcomed delegates to the one-day INC-11 session, convened as a Conference
of Plenipotentiaries, and introduced the opening speakers.
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Louise
Fresco, FAO Assistant Director-General, noted the lessons learned in
the areas of developing processes during the interim period; policy
coherence on international and national levels; and interagency
cooperation, particularly between UNEP and FAO.
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Shafqat
Kakakhel, UNEP Deputy Executive Director, noted that the
chemicals to be addressed by INC-11 are widely known for their adverse
effects on human health and the environment.
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The UNITED STATES proposed an amendment clarifying that the resolution supplements paragraph 8 of the Resolution on Interim Arrangements. The resolution was approved as amended by the United States. Above photo: Himamauli Das (US)
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Jim
Willis, Joint Executive Secretary for the Interim Secretariat of
the Rotterdam Convention (UNEP), noted that the resolution gives
INC-11 the authority to add chemicals to the interim PIC procedure.
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IMPLEMENTATION
OF THE INTERIM PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT PROCEDURE: REPORT
OF ICRC-5
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ICRC
Chair Reiner Arndt introduced the report of the Committee at its
fifth session (UNEP/FAO/PIC/INC.11/3).
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The EUROPEAN COMMUNITY supported forwarding the explanatory note on
risk assessment.
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INCLUSION
OF CHEMICALS IN THE INTERIM PRIOR INFORMED CONSENT PROCEDURE:
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Chrysotile
asbestos:
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CHILE
spoke in favor of including chrysotile asbestos in the interim PIC procedure.
Above photo: Rodrigo Espinosa (Chile)
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CANADA stated that it does not support including chrysotile asbestos
in the
PIC procedure at this time. Above photo: Barry Stemshorn
(Canada)
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INDIA
and CHINA indicated their opposition to including chrysotile. Above photos
L-R: Ramesh Inder Singh (India) and Ruisheng Yue (China)
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Above
photos L-R: Carolyn Vickers (WHO), Clifton Curtis (WWF), Laurie
Kazan-Allen (International Ban Asbestos Secretariat)
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CLOSING
PLENARY
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Above photos: Joint Executive Secretaries Jim Willis
(UNEP) and Niek van der Graaf (FAO) presented Chair de Azevedo
Rodrigues and ICRC Chair Arndt with a token of their
appreciation. Chair de Azevedo Rodrigues gaveled the meeting to a
close at 4:15 pm.
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