× Information on this section of ECOLEX comes from the InforMEA Portal which compiled information from MEA Secretariats with the support of the European Union. The accuracy of the information displayed is the responsibility of the originating data source. In case of discrepancy the information as displayed on the respective MEA website prevails. Conflicts of interest Document type Decision Reference number POPRC-6/1 Date Oct 11, 2010 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Waste & hazardous substances Treaty Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Sep 21, 2001) Meeting Sixth meeting of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee (POPRC-6) Website www.informea.org Full text UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-1.Chinese.doc UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-1.Arabic.pdf UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-1.Spanish.pdf UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-1.Russian.pdf UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-1.English.doc UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-1.Arabic.doc UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-1.Russian.doc UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-1.Spanish.doc UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-1.French.doc UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-1.French.pdf UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-1.Chinese.pdf UNEP-POPS-POPRC.6-POPRC-6-1.English.pdf Abstract Recommends to the Conference of the Parties that it amend the terms of reference of the Persistent Organic Pollutants Review Committee by inserting a new paragraph after paragraph 15, with the following paragraphs being renumbered accordingly, with the text to read: “The Committee shall meet in closed session before the start of each meeting of the Committee to discuss any issues related to conflicts of interest of Committee members. Should any conflict of interest of a Committee member arise, the Chair of the Committee shall consult the President of the Conference of the Parties and the Executive Secretary with a view to making a decision on the member’s participation in the Committee’s work in respect of a particular chemical.”