× 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. Effectiveness evaluation Document type Decision Reference number SC-2/13 Date May 1, 2006 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Waste & hazardous substances Treaty Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Sep 21, 2001) Meeting Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention Website www.informea.org Full text UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-13.English.DOC UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-13.English.PDF UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-13.French.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-13.French.doc UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-13.Russian.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-13.Russian.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-13.Spanish.doc UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-13.Spanish.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-13.Chinese.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-13.Chinese.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-13.Arabic.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.2-SC-2-13.Arabic.pdf Abstract The Conference of the Parties, [...] 1. Agrees to complete the first effectiveness evaluation at its fourth meeting, in 2009; 2. Decides to implement the elements for a global monitoring plan as proposed in the annex to the present decision and urges implementation. The field test requested by the Conference of the Parties at its first meeting, necessary to this implementation, should be carried out according to the elements of the annex to the present decision, subject to the availability of funds;3. Also decides to establish a provisional ad hoc technical working group of 15 representatives of Parties of the five United Nations regions to coordinate and oversee implementation of the global monitoring plan as provided in the annex to the present decision;4. Requests the provisional ad hoc technical working group to report on progress in the implementation of the global monitoring plan to the Conference of the Parties at its third meeting;5. Decides to review the progress of the provisional ad hoc technical working group at its third meeting and to decide whether or not the group should continue;[...] Annex to decision SC-2/13 Elements for establishing and implementing a global monitoring plan