× 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. Guidelines on best available techniques and best environmental practices relevant to Article 5 Document type Decision Reference number SC-1/19 Date May 2, 2005 SourceUNEP, InforMEA Status Active Subject Waste & hazardous substances Keyword Capacity building Technology transfer 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-1-19.Spanish.doc UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-19.French.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-19.Russian.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-19.English.DOC UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-19.Chinese.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-19.Arabic.docx UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-19.Spanish.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-19.French.doc UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-19.English.PDF UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-19.Chinese.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-19.Arabic.pdf UNEP-POPS-COP.1-SC-1-19.Russian.pdf Abstract The Conference of the Parties, [...]1. Encourages Parties to take the draft guidelines and provisional guidance into consideration, where practicable and feasible, in the development of action plans and other activities related to unintentionally produced persistent organic pollutants;2. Takes note of the need for further work to enhance or strengthen the draft document to address those priority areas which have been identified in the terms of reference for the expert group, so that guidelines and guidance may be adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its third session;3. Decides hereby to establish an Expert Group on Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices, with the terms of reference set forth in the annex to the present decision;4. Invites the Parties and others to submit comments on the draft guidelines and provisional guidance to the Secretariat by 31 August 2005 for consideration by the Expert Group at its first meeting. Annex to decision SC-1/19 Terms of reference for the Expert Group on Best Available Techniques and Best Environmental Practices