Implementation and Compliance Committee

The Minamata Convention on Mercury establishes, under its article 15, an Implementation and Compliance Committee (ICC) as a subsidiary body of the Conference of the Parties to promote implementation of, and review compliance with, all provisions of this Convention.

The Committee shall be facilitative in nature and shall pay particular attention to the respective national capabilities and circumstances of Parties. It shall examine both individual and systemic issues of implementation and compliance and make recommendations, as appropriate, to the Conference of the Parties.

Members


The Committee shall consist of 15 members, nominated by Parties and elected by the Conference of the Parties, with due consideration to equitable geographical representation based on the five regions of the United Nations. Chaired by Anik Beaudoin (Canada), with Musa Kuzumila Ngunila (Tanzania) as Vice-Chair and Rapporteur, the current members of the Committee are:

ICC24Photo of the Implementation and Compliance Committee at the sixth meeting in 2024.