MOPP 2 met in plenary throughout the day. In the morning, MOPP 2 addressed sub-items under the item agenda on the programme of work and operation of the Protocol, including on the Strategic Plan for 2015-2020 and the work programme for 2015-2017. MOPP 2 also elected officers and other members of the Bureau and discussed the date and venue of MOPP 3. In the afternoon, MOPP 2 reviewed and formally adopted the decisions and outcomes identified in the ‘List of Key Outcomes and Decisions of MOPP 2’ (ECE/MP.PRTR/2014/CRP.3).
The third meeting of the Compliance Committee of the PRTR Protocol also met throughout the day. In the morning, an open roundtable addressed lessons learned from the first reporting cycle concerning the implementation of the Protocol on PRTRs. The Compliance Committee then met to discuss feedback from the roundtable, other business and adopted the outcomes of the meeting.
Two side events took place during the day, with discussions addressing the Inter-Organization Programme for the Sound Management of Chemicals (IOMC) Toolbox on Decision-Making in Chemicals Management and Forty Years of PRTR in the Netherlands. PRTR Protocol MOPP 2 Chair Michel Amand gaveled the meeting to a close at 3:37 pm.
(The website includes photos from the day's events.)
