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Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee
King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center
Jordan
10
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15
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2016
As mandated in the resolution on arrangements in the interim period adopted by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries on the Minamata Convention on Mercury, the intergovernmental negotiating committee on mercury established pursuant to Governing Council decision 25/5 will meet during the period between the date on which the Convention was opened for signature and the date of the opening of the first meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention as may be necessary to facilitate the rapid entry into force of the Convention and its effective implementation upon its entry into force.
Following its sixth session in November 2014 in Bangkok, Thailand, the intergovernmental negotiating committee on mercury held its the seventh session from 10 to 15 March 2016 at the King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center at the Dead Sea in Jordan, with regional consultations on 9 March 2016.
In preparation for INC7, the ad hoc working group of experts on financing established at INC6 met to provide input in implementing the decision of the Conference of Plenipotentiaries in relation to the specific international programme of the Minamata Convention. Further information on this process may be found here.
INC6 also requested the interim secretariat to invite submissions from Governments and other relevant actors on a selection of issues. Submissions received are available here.
Finally the group of technical experts established by the Conference of Plenipotentiaries to develop the guidance called for in article 8 on emissions completed its work in the period preceding INC7. Further information on the group's work may be found here.
Documents prepared for the session may be found below. The daily coverage and summary report by Earth Negotiations Bulletin are available on the IISD webpage at: https://enb.iisd.org/mercury/inc7
At the seventh session, the committee called for submissions on a number of areas for consideration at the next meeting. The submissions made are available here.
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Time and place
Takes place in
King Hussein Bin Talal Convention Center
Jordan
Starts on
10 Mar 2016
8 AM CET
Ends on
15 Mar 2016
5 PM CET