× 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. Guidance to the financial mechanism Document type Decision Reference number SC-1/9 Date May 2, 2005 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Financing Treaty Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (Sep 21, 2001) Meeting First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention Website www.informea.org Full text UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-9.Chinese.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-9.Spanish.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-9.Arabic.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-9.English.PDF UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-9.Russian.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-9.Russian.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-9.Arabic.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-9.English.DOC UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-9.French.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-9.Spanish.doc UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-9.French.doc UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-9.Chinese.docx Abstract Requests the Secretariat to transmit the guidance to the financial mechanism contained in the annex to the present decision to the entity or entities entrusted with the operation of the financial mechanism pursuant to paragraph 6 of Article 13 of the Convention;Further requests the Secretariat to transmit the guidance to the financial mechanism contained in the annex to the present decision to the Global Environment Facility, which is, on an interim basis, the principal entity entrusted with the operations of the financial mechanism in accordance with Article 14 of the Convention;Requests the entity or entities entrusted with the operations of the financial mechanism of the Convention, including the Global Environment Facility, to incorporate on an ongoing basis guidance from the Conference of the Parties in the further development of their operational programmes to ensure that the objectives of the Convention are addressed;Requests the Global Environment Facility to prepare and submit reports to each ordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties on its operations in support of the Convention, as set out in the memorandum of understanding between the Conference of the Parties and the Council of the Global Environment Facility.